FEBRUARY 2023
Resident achieves celebrity status with birthday
Community matters to new resident Patricia “Pat” Martin When looking to relocate to a new community, Pat Martin had two requirements - a swimming pool and a place she could share with her cat Harley. Aberdeen Village offered both and seemed a perfect fit. “I’ve done a lot of research of different communities, and Aberdeen Village had them Pat Martin had a cat jungle all,” Pat said. “Before I moved in, I had a cat jungle gym put on the wall. It has a stairway, bed, installed before she moved into her new home. a box on the wall, a little platform across the windows, and a hammock. This will tell you a little something about my priorities. I wanted my Harley to feel at home because he didn’t have a choice. At least I could make him comfortable.” Now that she and Harley have settled in since their September move-in, Pat’s worked to continue her long-standing community work, as well as making sure Harley’s adjusting OK. Pat Martin and her pet cat Harley. “He’s adjusted well,” Pat said. “He’s still getting used to the fact that the front door doesn’t go to the outside. It goes to a hallway that he’s not been brave enough to venture out to. He wasn’t used to having so many people around. I wasn’t either. But we’re adjusting. It’s good.” Before making the move to Aberdeen Village, Pat lived in Prairie Village, after having spent much of her life in the Turner neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. She’s always had a focus on doing whatever she could to improve her community.
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One of our star residents, Frankie Hoffman, turned 109 on Dec. 21 - and the world took notice. Television station KSHB-NBC 41 came out and treated Frankie like a celebrity. Staff and residents all sang Happy Birthday to her and had cake to help her celebrate. In her ultimate wisdom, when asked about her secret to living a long life, Frankie simply said "Just keep breathing!" Frankie was also asked which birthday stood out as her favorite and she said that they were all good, but her 18th birthday stood out as being most memorable. She said her Mom always made sure to have a birthday party even though her birth date was so close to Christmas. Frankie’s mom always made sure it was special. She said she didn't know what she did to deserve all of this attention. But, she knew she would survive all of the celebration but she “didn't know if Aberdeen would!"
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