I had never volunteered before, it was only because my husband was at Warrigal. He died 2 years ago and I wanted to come back to see what I could do to help a little bit…

I can’t get out of bed quick enough to get here. I’ve made a lot of friends here. I’m here at 8:30 some mornings until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, four days a week. Sometimes I come back on Sunday and go to church with the residents. I enjoy every part of it. I love helping to feed the residents and we play bingo. I talk and I read to them and I bring them a lot of books in that they can read.

I’ve been coming to Warrigal for 9 years now. Every Christmas I come here for my lunch. This is my family here. When I come in here and they see me sitting there, you should see the look on their face. You have no idea what its like. I’m here because I love it and I treat everybody equally. I cared for my husband when he was so sick, so it is a special place for me.