PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Home care aids are often unsung heroes for their work with senior citizens and other people dealing with health issues.

A Pasco County woman was so impressed with her aid, she called Spectrum Bay News 9 to sing her praises.

What You Need To Know

  • Amy Leblanc-Roman cares for Joann Mayer Lindholm five evenings each week

  • Lindholm needs lots of help after complications from a back procedure

  • Leblanc-Roman tries to cheer up Lindholm when she is having a rough day

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Amy Leblanc-Roman is at Joann Mayer Lindholm’s apartment five evenings a week, helping her with basic chores like cleaning and cooking. Lindholm needs the help because of terrible complications from a back procedure. She is often in pain and can no longer care for herself.

Leblanc-Roman and Lindholm have grown close in the year that Leblanc-Roman has been coming to Lindholm’s home.

“Everything happens for a reason,” Leblanc-Roman said to Lindholm as she was washing a cup. “And the reason we got to meet each other and be part of each other’s lives. You’re like a mom to me.”

Leblanc-Roman provides the home care on top of her full-time job at Elfers Christian School. She’s also dealing with some serious health concerns of her own, including multiple sclerosis. She said she really enjoys her work with Lindholm.

“My daughter kids me,” she said. “She’s like, ‘You’re at your second home, mom.’”

Leblanc-Roman takes her work with Lindholm personally. She is empathetic to Lindholm’s suffering. “I just try to make her laugh. So she doesn’t feel so bad. Because everybody has good days and bad days.”

Leblanc-Roman also takes Lindholm on outings. “And trying to get her hair done and her nails done, and make her feel special like she did before.”

“I was a wreck 10 months ago,” said Lindholm. “I need help with the shower, like we just did my hair. We colored my hair. Because I used to be a very together woman, you know. I lost that and I was very upset and depressed.”

Lindholm appreciates the loving care she gets from Leblanc-Roman. “She will make me laugh when I’m crying. You know. She’ll cry when I’m crying. It’s who she is. Her heart is so big.”