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Council member shares personal connection to aging issues
3:05:45
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Council Member Crystal Hudson expresses empathy and shares her personal connection to aging issues, mentioning her experience caring for her mother with Alzheimer's disease. She acknowledges the emotional aspect of the previous testimony and the importance of family advocacy.
- Hudson reveals she chairs the aging committee due to her personal experience as a caregiver
- She empathizes with the previous speaker's emotion and personal connection to the issue
- The council member recognizes the importance of family members advocating for older adults
Crystal Hudson
3:05:45
Thank you so much and I know for so many of us, myself included, the work is very personal.
3:05:51
And I'm only chair of the aging committee because of my experience caring for my mother who had Alzheimer's disease.
3:05:57
So I feel your emotion.
3:05:59
I feel it deeply.
3:06:00
And I know that it's your family members, including your grandmother, are very lucky to have you advocating for them.
3:06:06
And I tell my colleagues and anybody who will listen all the time that it's too late to advocate for older adults once you're already an older adult.