Client Testimonials
activity therapy in kind words
“It’s so much fun going with you [Zoë]. It’s really great!”
- 95 yo woman after a trip to the Berkeley Animal Care Services and Berkeley Marina.
“Dear Zoë: Thanks for working with my mom and thanks for keeping up the creativity. She appreciates it. I mentioned you recently and my mom said ‘She’s beautiful’ about you.”
-Adult daughter of a client in her 90s who is mostly non-verbal.
“You [Zoë] are a precious one. You’re a keeper.”
- 92 yo man after a session of painting and talking together.
“You [Zoë] sure know how to pick places to show people!”
- 95 yo woman on a trip to the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael.
“you [zoë] are (is) one of the strongest connections i’ve made here (in california), and one of the most valuable.”
“Thank you, Zoë, I always enjoy your visit notes! Makes me very happy every time.
- Adult son of client in her 90s.
“The Lord gave me one of his angels when he sent you [Zoë].”
- 97 yo woman, bed-bound and on hospice.
“You [Zoë] brought me to see a lot of new stuff!”
- 95 yo woman at the Oakland Zoo.
“Not everybody you go to a museum with drowns in the art with you. It’s like, you [Zoë] go swimming in it! I really enjoy these afternoons together, don’t you?”
-87 yo woman on trip to the SF MOMA.
“i’ve been institutionalized for so long, i’d forgotten there was an outside world. going to the museum today reminded me of who i am.”
“I was smiling the whole time.”
- 80 yo woman, bed-bound, at the end of a 2-hour session with Zoë.
“You [Zoë] light up my life. Not many people have such an impact on people’s lives.”
- 87 yo woman after a session where we copied Matisse paintings and listened to classical music.
“I always feel happy when I see you. You sure know how to make a person feel like they are somebody.”
- 95 yo woman after spending time together on the Mills College campus in Oakland.
“it’s really nice to be going somewhere and doing something with someone who likes it as much as i do. it’s like...you [zoë] get(s) it. we get it. we get it together.”
“Zoë knows how to bring a person to life.”
- 87 yo woman who loves theater, art, and music.
