"I met the kind of person you definitely want caring for your loved one!"

You know, you just play these long intros John. Long intros.

Well, I figure we wanted, you know, content. So, your voice is really the thing. And yeah, I started that one too early.

You got it. All right, all right. So, first of all, you're complaining about Tom Petty, which.

Well, I'm not complaining about Tom Petty. No. It's just long intros. Put a title back in petty cash. Oh. Oh. All right. Oh, speaking of which, by the way, you know that there is a country out there that doesn't use cash or credit for any of its currency usage? I smell a dad joke.

Well, I mean, it's the Czech Republic. Okay. Put two titles back in petty cash.

That's what I thought. All right. Welcome back to the show for caregivers about caregivers hosted by a caregiver. This is Peter Rosenberger and you're listening to me and the Count of Mighty Disco who is sans to title.

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Everything we're doing is about hope for the caregiver. We're offering it. You take advantage of it. I promise you, you will. You'll thank me. Actually, you'll thank John because he helps me do all this stuff. But we don't want you to do this alone. We want you to be encouraged along the journey. And our goal for this show is to help you lighten up a little bit, laugh a little bit, get a little stronger, learn some things, and for your heart to be in a better place at the end of this show. That's how we know we did a good job.

If you're just carrying this load a little bit easier. And we're glad you're with us. Listen, we're going to do a new segment here. John, do you have any music for this?

No. Remember, we talked about this. You sprung it on me, the one who produced the show. Can you sing something, John? Can you sing something?

Oh, no, you don't want that. We're going to do a segment called Meet the Neighbors. Meet the Neighbors. Now, I have just moved to Southwest Montana from Nashville.

Been in Nashville 35 years. Same house for 28 years. It was excruciating to move. I promise you, I promise you, this is a true story. We went through more tears of drama, I think, with Gracie giving up stuff to get rid of out of the house than she did when she gave up her legs. I kid you not. I remember her looking at her surgeon and her surgeon said, does it hurt that bad? She said, yes, it does. Take it off.

And then I watched her going through stuff at the closet, in our closet. You can't give that away. I had that in junior high. You don't got to take it.

It was just real tears. I was like, oh baby, we're going to have to have an intervention here. But we moved out here. The climate is so much better for her. We've been coming out here for 30 years. We love it out here. And we're glad to be here. But I went to go grocery shopping in Bozeman, nearby Bozeman. I am 50 plus miles away from the nearest traffic light, John. That's an interesting metric. I like that.

We are a long ways from pretty much everything. But we went to Bozeman. And a couple of days later, and I don't check this very often in Facebook, and somebody had tracked me down. They sent me a message that said, hey, were you at Albertsons and Bozeman a little earlier on such and such day at about 5.30 in the evening? And I thought, well, this stalker went to a lot of trouble.

There's no big spam and all that kind of stuff. And I thought, OK. And I wrote back and I said, well, yes, I was. And she said, well, I think I have your debit card. And she said, what's the name on it? And what color is it?

And so I said, well, it's Peter Hoseberg and it's green. And sure enough, she had found it and she kept it safe. She wanted to get her address. She mailed it to me. And it turns out that her name is Kylie and she's with us today.

And it turns out that she has a job that directly affects what we do here on this show. So I asked her if she'd call in because we wanted just to meet the neighbors. And so Kylie, you with us?

I am with you. Kylie Steere and you live in Bozeman and you are not only an honest but a conscientious person. And I am just thrilled to meet you for the first time. Here we are on the air and I asked you to call in the show.

That's a little weird, isn't it? But you did it anyway because I guess you just, you know, you didn't have anything better to do this afternoon. That was a joke, Kylie. You know, it's great to be on and meet you in a way and know that the cards return safely and a good deed was done. And by the way, Jon, before you even have to ask, I actually sent Kylie something as a way of a thank you. Well, that's good. Thank you. She probably hasn't gotten it yet, but she will.

And a gift certificate to Taco John. I'm just kidding, Kylie. I'm just kidding. Now tell me what you do, Kylie, because I was really fascinated about to find out that this is your job and it directly affects what we talk about here. So tell me what you do.

Yeah. So I am the business office manager at the Bozeman Lodge in Bozeman, Montana, and it is a retirement and assisted living facility. So we have completely independent people and also people who need assistance. So all in our facility there. How did you get into this work? I was looking for a new job and my roommate actually works for the Bozeman Lodge as well. And I asked her if I'd be great at that.

You know, the business office manager, she thought I would. So I applied and it has been the best job I've ever had. And I am so thankful that my roommate said that I'd be good at it and I gave it a chance. Even though I wasn't 100% qualified, I definitely took a leap and it's amazing and it's great. And I hope to continue there for a long time. Well, you obviously have not only a tremendous sense of character and responsibility, but you're just a kind soul. And what have you learned in working in this environment that you didn't know before?

I think the biggest thing I learned is that you don't know much about anyone, but you can get to know them if you just care a little bit. And I've gotten to know so many different people and all their stories. And it's so amazing to know what they've gone through and where they've come from and all that. Well, I think that is just marvelous. I really do.

And I just applaud you for the work that you do. Of all the people to find my debit card, and Gracie is, let me tell you something, my banker, we're on speed dial because I have to constantly cancel a card because I lose these things a lot. And Gracie just gets, she puts everything back in the same place every time. She is so methodical about all that she does with it.

And me, I'm just a little bit kind of on the scatterbrain side sometimes and it infuriates her. And of all the people though, to find this on the ground, I guess you found it on the ground, didn't you? In the parking lot? It was right next to my vehicle and I walked right over it.

I had bought ice cream that day and I put the ice from the car. I said, I just passed something on the ground there. You know, if it's trash, I'll pick it up, throw it away or what have you. So I went back, picked it up and I was like, oh, this is someone's card.

And I got on Facebook trying to find you. I mean, John, do you hear what we're hearing here, John? I mean, she's not only, she was just going to pick up trash. This is an angel, John. She's an angel that's calling us. Yeah, like straight up.

It's like, oh, it was trash. This is a, I'm the kind of guy that really, I take pride in like putting away grocery carts that are loose in the parking lot and stuff like that. So you're speaking to my soul here. Well, Kylie, you are a treasure and you get to be the first on our new series called Meet the Neighbors. And if you're an indication of the kind of folks that the Bozeman Lodge hires, then that must be a stellar place to work. It definitely is a great place to be employed. I will say that. Well, I'm glad that you're there. Just for all the folks that, the residents and the family members who trust you all with their loved ones, that must be incredibly meaningful to hear a story like this.

And we'll put this out on the podcast as well. And I just wanted folks- I mean, I'm calling her manager. Oh, wait, she is the manager.

She's the business manager, but you should, John, because I mean, you don't find, you're a breath of fresh air in today's world, Kylie. So thank you very much for that. And thank you for making my entrance into the Southwest Montana area a smooth one.

That could have been a disaster. And you took the time to find me and then send it over there to me here in the Madison Valley. And I'm just very grateful to know you. And I hope to be able to meet you in person soon.

That would be great. If you're in Bozeman sometime, just let me know. Well, we're going to stop by the Bozeman Lodge.

I'd like to meet all the folks up there and I'd like to see a little bit more about what you guys do, but thank you for being a part of our new segment, Meet the Neighbors. We have no theme song. John's going to come up with a theme song for it. I'm just going to commission you to write one.

I will write one. I'll do the best I can. Kylie, all the best to you. What do you got playing for the rest of the Sunday afternoon? Well, just hanging out in the sun. It's a great day.

It is a beautiful day out here. Let's don't tell John what the weather's like, okay? Because he's back in Nashville. Ed's producing the show in Dallas.

Let's don't tell him, Kylie, but it would cause them a great deal of duress. Isn't this a beautiful area out here? We've been coming out here for 30 years and it has really captivated my soul, but Kylie, Steir, thank you so much for calling in and thank you for being a part of this. I look forward to meeting you all next time I'm in Bozeman.

I'll swing by. All right. Thank you so much. You're quite welcome. See, that's our Meet the Neighbor segment.