Hold Onto Your Memories Why should I ?
THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT...
Old photos are priceless, but if you never see them, they're meaningless. Natural disasters such as wildfires, earthquakes, floods, mudslides, hurricanes, tornados, the family pet and the silent enemy of time are a fact of life that destroys your photos. We can’t prevent a tragedy, but we can preserve your precious photos today. When you only have minutes to flee you can rest assured you rescued your memories and made your pictures endure.
People always say I will do it tomorrow, or nothing will happen to me, but tomorrow may be too late. Things are replaceable, photos are not they're priceless. One thing money can't buy is your photos. Once they are gone they are lost forever. Once they are preserved they are saved forever. Photos are memories of a moment in time captured by the camera.
HOYM is extremly beneficial and exciting for everyone, especially seniors. Our services could enhance the seniors quality of life, by being able to enjoy their photos everyday. When people look at old photos of the past, it's a key to unlocking a person’s hidden memories. When the past is remembered it can be remarkably effective in stimulating ideas and responses today. A wealth of knowledge and experiences may be discovered, that might have been forgotten.
Testimonial from a Social Worker - Olga Liz, MSW
As a Social Worker who has worked with the elderly population in a South Florida nursing home and rehabilitation center, I feel it is essential to share photos and bring back memories to the residents. Having worked with many patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I realized the importance of residents being able to see their family, friends and loved ones. As memory fades so often with age and with several diseases, seeing images that were saved from many years ago and seeing the residents' faces light up when you demonstrate family photos and portraits is invaluable. I can testify that keeping one’s memories active through photos is a wonderful way to recapture the joys and moments in many of the residents’ lives. I am a strong supporter of holding onto one’s memories and never forgetting the experiences relived in looking at a photograph.