Hollywood is a place, at least according to the stereotype, which is always right except for when it’s not, where glamor reigns supreme and actors and actresses get facelifts rather than contemplate mortality.  But, maybe that goes for all of us in a way.

Mariam Azolyan and Gaspar Tovmasyan both grew up in California and met in Hollywood, they fell in love, married and had three wonderful boys.  Gaspar became an MRI technologist, and worked in healthcare for over eleven years; while Mariam earned her masters degree in counseling with a specialization in rehabilitation services and was an educator who served students with and without disabilities in both community college and university settings for fifteen years.

Proud to be of service in their chosen professions, their careers seemed pretty straight-forward until Gaspar’s mom, who thought she was on-track to live a long and healthy life, was suddenly diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease at age of 55.  

Over the next decade, Mariam and Gaspar would dedicate themselves to keeping Gaspar’s mother  in her own home and staffing that home with the caregivers she’d need to live as complete and comfortable a life as possible.  Their shared experience would inspire them to make a career shift and establish a business of their own that helps families prepare for the long-term healthcare needs of their loved ones, including adults and children who experience special needs.  

Over the past eight years, they have proudly helped a great many families confidently plan for their futures.

I’m excited to talk with Mariam and Gaspar Azolyan about honoring the goodness of life without ignoring the realities of mortality.  

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