The Margarita IV

Each piece in this collection was handcrafted with love by volunteers from Paramount using natural gemstones. Thank you, Paramount, for supporting JASA and the 40,000+ older New Yorkers we serve each year!

Margarita is a JASA HomeCare client and hails from Panama. At the age of 40, she moved to the United States and began working as a receptionist for a foster care agency. During her tenure there, she closely collaborated with psychologists and psychiatrists and assisted with translation services for both staff and children. Her work here proved to be a great source of inspiration, driving her to pursue a degree in social work by returning to college. Margarita is a proud mother of three children and eight grandchildren.

When Margarita was just 36 years old, she got hit by a stray bullet and became paraplegic. She has been a JASACare Home Care client for the past seven years. Margarita loves her two aides who come to help take care of her. From bathing and dressing to cooking and cleaning, Margarita is thankful for her aides and calls them exceptionally attentive.

Today, Margarita lives independently in her apartment. She loves to go shopping, sit at the park, watch soap operas, and take part in arts and crafts activities. She credits her aides for helping her stay independent.

“My aides are the best. They take such good care of me. I would not change them for anything. They do everything for me and I love them!”