Easterseals program gives help and hope for those in need

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Mary Gaffney's husband, Donald, was diagnosed with dementia about six years ago.

Easterseals' Adult Day Health Services provides community activities for adults with physical disabilities and seniors.

The program gives Donald a place to go, and it provides Mary with a much-needed break to run errands and recharge.

It was about six years ago when Smyrna's Mary Gaffney began noticing changes with her husband, Donald, now 87.

He has since been diagnosed with dementia and with their three children living elsewhere, one of their daughters found some much-needed help for Gaffney.

It came in the form of Easterseals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore's Adult Day Health Services for adults with physical disabilities and seniors, which is available Monday through Fri