For Marie, the transformation has been 
equally profound. 
“I know he’s safe,” she says. “I can run 
errands; I can go to the gym or read a book.  
I can just rest.” 
That respite — the ability to be Marie again, 
not just “the caregiver” — is priceless. 
“You lose yourself when someone you love 
has dementia,” she explains. “This place gives 
a piece of me back.” 
The Hughes family has now been part of the 
Desert Mission community long enough 
that staff members know their story, their 
children, their worries and their hopes —
including Kevin’s deepest wish: to celebrate 
their 50th wedding anniversary this August. 
“This place gave us hope again,” Marie says. 
Programs like Adult Day Health Care at 
HonorHealth Desert Mission exist because 
donors choose to invest in people at some of 
the most vulnerable moments of their lives. 
“You can’t put a price on dignity,” Marie says. 
“And you can’t put a price on lifting that 
weight off a caregiver’s shoulders.” 
Because of donor support, Kevin found 
friendship, purpose and joy again. 
Because of donor support, Marie found 
relief, strength and peace.
And because of donor support, a family 
found light when they needed it most. 
D E S E R T  M I S S I O N
Kevin participates 
in a craft project 
with fellow ADHC 
members
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