Janice Fughgee nuzzles against her new reindeer stuffed animal after winning a round of Bingo at Mediolodge Nursing Care in Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Dec. 9, 2019. “I own three other stuffed animals, they’re sitting on my dresser in my room.” Says Janice.Janice Fughgee, 91, waits patiently for the numbers to be called by Mary in a game of Bingo at Medilodge Nursing Care, Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Dec. 9, 2019. “I have played a lot of Bingo here, it’s fun.” Says Janice.Janice shows off her freshly painted nails at Mediolodge Nursing Care in Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Dec. 10, 2019.Mary, one of the activity directors helps assist Janice Fughgee find a letter on her Bingo board at Medilodge Nursing Care in Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Dec. 9, 2019.Janice Fughgee gets walked to the dining hall by caregiver, Tyler at Mediolodge Nursing Care in Mount Pleasant, Mich. on Dec. 10.
With old age comes quite the health conflicts, one being dementia that Janice Fughgee is faced with. Thoughts start to disappear within 20 min of a conversation with someone. Of all the ladies who stay at Mediolodge, each individual care and look past these hard life obstacles no one likes to face.
“I am one of the 12 children in my family, 10 being boys and 2 of us girls.” Says Janice. After 91 years, she is still kicking and quite the sassy character. One of the nurses, Tyler says “She likes to give us a hard time, always calling “Nurse!” just to harass us all.”
To add to that large family, there are three sets of twins within the family tree with Janice being one of them. Further down the road from Mediolodge Nursing Care is where you can find her twin brother. “I haven’t gotten to see him in a while, he has a family who takes care of him and never comes here to visit.” States Janice.
Within the dining hall in the care center lays a very old and out of tune piano. One resident in particular loves showing off her skills and Janice can always be seen singing along. “Growing up my mom forced all the children to take part in singing, because she was a good singer too.”
Just your typical 27 year old from Traverse City, Mi.
I have my associates in Liberal Arts and Science from Northwestern Michigan College and received my bachelors in Photojournalism at Central Michigan College.
As you may tell, photography is my lifelong passion. Ever since I was a child, there was a camera in my hand. My favorite moments to capture are lives breath taking moments from environmental shots to senior photos.
View more posts
Laura Helferich JRN 420 & 422 Photography 