Finding fulfillment

Bruce Inglis.

Volunteering with Alzheimer's Tauranga/WBOP was a natural fit for Bruce Inglis.

Bruce's father had passed away with Alzheimer's and he wanted to make a difference to someone else's journey.

'Volunteering has given me insight into some of the unanswered questions I had about my own father,” says Bruce, 'as well as a great sense of fulfilment, knowing I'm helping someone else to live as well as possible.”

Bruce provides companionship and regularly visits Robert, who has dementia.

This week they went to the Mount, somewhere Robert said he'd never been before. Bruce suspects he has simply forgotten, but it really doesn't matter.

Bruce says that being a part of the ‘thrill' of discovering new places with Robert is great fun. 'You really get to know someone,” he says. 'It's a real privilege.”

Volunteer coordinator Faye Philp says: 'Our volunteers are often surprised by the benefits they gain from helping others and stay because of the fulfilment of the role.”

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