Jill Zapata

A Walk With Virginia Jill Zapata

To walk with another person can be as mundane as putting on one's socks and shoes, or it can be a twisting, turning, life-changing journey into unknown territory. It can also be everything in between. My walk with Virginia was life-changing. It was unexpected. It was challenging. It was frustrating and confusing. We had highs, and we had lows. Thankfully, it was also awe-inspiring and extraordinary.




Have you ever been a caregiver for a family member or a friend? Is it, perhaps, on the horizon of your life? Or maybe you cannot yet see the horizon.

Make no mistake, it is not a question of love, whether to provide much needed and potentially long-term care. It is a question of necessity. Love,

and devotion born out of love, are the firmly rooted footings on which you stand when providing this necessary care. Humor is the grab bar you

grip tightly when the ground below you begins to shake or shift. Patience is paramount. I survived it, and you can, too. I believe I am a better person

having had the experience.