A Fiduciary Says Goodbye to Her Husband – Karen’s Story

Karen: [00:00:00] My name is Karen Fritz, and I’m a licensed professional fiduciary, which means that I am court-appointed for people who lack capacity, so I can become their conservator, or if there’s a trust, I work with the estates and, also, with veterans. So, I’ve been doing that for about 12 years. Prior to that, I was in human resources and during that transition—and the reason for the transition actually—my husband became very ill. And it was during that time that I met Machelle Thompson of Keen, and I believe it was right about the time that I had to transfer him from a facility, and I wanted him to be back home. And I’ll never forget Machelle putting my husband in a wheelchair, and she actually walked him from the facility to here. Machelle and I maintained a friendship, and as my business grew, I had a need for her services, sometimes in the capacity of home care. And later on, when she opened up the house in Rossmoor, I was able to place two clients there as well. Other agencies just simply place. But with Machelle, it was clearly more than that. She becomes part of the client’s life.