Always an Inspiration

My mother, Miriam Looker Linscott, is 95-years-old. She has been under stay-at-home orders in a senior living community in Marysville, Ohio since March, but has not let this stop her from helping and inspiring others. As an avid quilter, she began making masks in the spring when she learned about the shortage of personal protective equipment, or PPE in her community. She wanted to keep her stepson, Dr. Joe Linscott, and his family, staff and patients at his medical practice safe. My mother was already used to sewing for others. She has been a volunteer quilter with her church and is part of the church quilting group that provides quilts to first responders, oncology patients and others in need.

My mother has made nearly 1500 masks to date for Dr. Linscott's medical practice and the residents and staff of her senior community. She has also sewn masks for family and friends across the country and world. My mother took a break in the fall to return to making quilts when she contracted the virus. She recovered and has returned to making masks because the need for them remains great. We are so proud of her and her can-do attitude and spirit. She is a wonderful representative of the greatest generation. She is still working to help others at 95!

Mary is Miriam's youngest child and is a new volunteer letter writer for Love for Our Elders. She keeps in touch with her mother and other family members through video chatting and empathizes with the many elders who do not have access to this technology. Sending letters to elders through Love for Our Elders makes Mary feel good because she has seen through her mother's experience how isolating this pandemic is for seniors.