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'Have a happy day': Man brings joy to care facility residents during quarantine

'Have a happy day': Man brings joy to care facility residents during quarantine
THE PANDEMIC HAS SEPARATED FAMILIES FROM LOVED ONES IN NURSING HOMES AND CARE CENTERS, WITH STRICT VISITATION RULES IN PLACE, BUT ONE URBANDALE MAN MAKES IT HIS MISSION TO KEEP SMILES SHINING AND HOPE ALIVE. AS KCCI바카라 게임 웹사이트S ADAM BROWER SHOWS US, A SIMPLE MESSAGE CAN GO A LONG WAY. >> HI, HAVE A HAPPY DAY, YOU TOO. ADAM: THOSE FOUR WORDS KEEP NEIL DEUTSCH MOVING. STEP AFTER STEP, DAY BY DAY HE바카라 게임 웹사이트S MOTIVATED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND SPREAD JOY. >> I WENT FOR A WALK EVERY DAY, AND KNOW THESE PLACES ARE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND I OFTEN WALKED BY AND REALIZED THEY WERE SH DOWN AND PEOPLE COULDN바카라 게임 웹사이트T HAVE FAMILY VISITORS COMING IN. ADAM: WITH EACH WAVE, IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S NEIL바카라 게임 웹사이트S MISSION BRINGING SO MANY SMILES FROM THESE WINDOWS. >> SINCE MARCH NEIL HAS COME HERE TO URBANDALE SENIOR LIVING CENTERS EVERY FEW DAYS WITH HIS SIGN HAVE A HAPPY DAY AND WAVES THROUGH WINDOWS ON HIS 45 MINUTE WALK, HOPING TO GET SOME SMILES. >> WALKED AROUND THE WINDOWS AND WAVED AND IT WAS A GOOD THING, SO A FEW DAYS LATER I DID IT AGAIN, AND IT JUST BECAME A HABIT. ADAM: A HABIT EVERYONE LOOKS FORWARD TO HERE EACH DAY. >> I GET SO MUCH BACK FROM THIS, JUST A SIMPLE SMILE, A WAVE, CONNECTING WITH SOMEBODY, WELL WORTH THE TIME IT TAKES ME TO WALK DOWN HERE AND DO THIS. ADAM: HE EVEN ORGANIZES ROUTINE GROUP PARADES. >> IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE NEIL COME BY, THE GROUP COMES BY ON THE WEEKENDS, GLAD TO SEE THAT. IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY ELSE CARES ABOUT US BEING IN HERE. ADAM: DEUTSCH HOPES OTHERS USE HIS SIMPLE ACT OF GENEROSITY TO BRING HOPE AND HUMAN INTERACTION WHERE IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S NEEDED MOST. >> MAKE A SIGN, WALK AROUND, WAVE, BRING SOME CHEER, IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S EASY TO DO AND IT BRINGS YOU GREAT REWARDS AND BRINGS REWARDS TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU.
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'Have a happy day': Man brings joy to care facility residents during quarantine
The pandemic has separated families from loved ones in nursing homes and care facilities. There are strict visitation rules in place, but an Iowa man makes it his mission to keep smiles shining and hope alive. Step after step, day by day, Neil Deutsch's motivated to make a difference and spread joy. "I went for a walk every day, and know these places are in our neighborhood and I often walked by and realized they were shut down and people couldn't have family visitors coming in," Deutsch said. With each wave, it's Deutsch's mission to bring so many smiles from the facility windows. Since March, he's been coming to the Urbandale Senior Living Centers every few days with his sign, "Have a happy day" and waves through windows on his 45-minute walk hoping to get some smiles."Walked around the windows and waved and it was a good thing, so a few days later I did it again, and it just became a habit," Deutsch said. It's a habit everyone looks forward to each day."I get so much back from this, just a simple smile, a wave, connecting with somebody. Well worth the time it takes me to walk down here and do this," Deutsch said. He even organizes routine group parades. Deutsch hopes others use his simple act of generosity to bring hope and human interaction where it's needed most. Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

The pandemic has separated families from loved ones in nursing homes and care facilities.

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There are strict visitation rules in place, but an Iowa man makes it his mission to keep smiles shining and hope alive.

Step after step, day by day, Neil Deutsch's motivated to make a difference and spread joy.

"I went for a walk every day, and know these places are in our neighborhood and I often walked by and realized they were shut down and people couldn't have family visitors coming in," Deutsch said.

With each wave, it's Deutsch's mission to bring so many smiles from the facility windows.

Since March, he's been coming to the Urbandale Senior Living Centers every few days with his sign, "Have a happy day" and waves through windows on his 45-minute walk hoping to get some smiles.

"Walked around the windows and waved and it was a good thing, so a few days later I did it again, and it just became a habit," Deutsch said.

It's a habit everyone looks forward to each day.

"I get so much back from this, just a simple smile, a wave, connecting with somebody. Well worth the time it takes me to walk down here and do this," Deutsch said.

He even organizes routine group parades. Deutsch hopes others use his simple act of generosity to bring hope and human interaction where it's needed most.

Watch the video above to learn more about this story.