{"id":3355,"date":"2024-07-18T10:04:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:04:43","slug":"brenda-murnanes-has-had-33-years-in-care-and-is-still-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/brenda-murnanes-has-had-33-years-in-care-and-is-still-smiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenda Murnane&#8217;s has had 33 years in care and is still smiling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3355\" class=\"elementor elementor-3355\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-910bd54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"910bd54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ad1e77\" data-id=\"5ad1e77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c55ab elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c55ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>B<strong>renda was the first resident when TriCare opened Mt Gravatt Retirement Community in Mount Gravatt, in Brisbane&#8217;s southern suburbs.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s very surreal celebrating 33 years of this incredible community \u2013 a lot has changed since the day I first moved in,\u201d said Brenda, now aged 101.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen I moved into TriCare, there were only a few houses built on the block. It wasn\u2019t until a few years later that they built the reception, the roads, more houses and units, and other residents started moving in.\u201d<\/p><p>Reflecting on the transformation of the community, Brenda noted the numerous social activities, beautiful lakes and gardens, cozy sitting areas with fireplaces, and several dining spaces that have become part of TriCare Mt Gravatt.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s not common to grow alongside a retirement community, so I\u2019m very grateful to have experienced this place evolve into what it is today,\u201d she added.<\/p><p>Village Manager Louise Mathers shared. \u201cIt was so lovely to welcome back our first-ever resident for a very special celebration.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cBrenda was and always will be a well-loved and cherished resident of our community,\u201d she added.<\/p><p>While Brenda no longer resides in retirement, the facility welcomes her back anytime and wishes her a smooth transition into aged care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brenda was the first resident when TriCare opened Mt Gravatt Retirement Community in Mount Gravatt, in Brisbane&#8217;s southern suburbs. \u201cIt\u2019s very surreal celebrating 33 years of this incredible community \u2013 a lot has changed since the day I first moved in,\u201d said Brenda, now aged&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retirement"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3355"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3360,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3355\/revisions\/3360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}