Each morning, as sunlight peeks through Hebe Garcia-Bolio’s bedroom window in her Palo Alto apartment, she opens her blinds, and takes a deep breath.
“Thank you for allowing me another day,” she whispers to God and exhales, beginning her morning with a quiet moment of prayer.
Hebe Garcia-Bolio gets an assist from Michelle Shinseki, an executive with Avenidas, at the Rose Kleiner Center in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Garcia-Bolio receives therapy from Avenidas as she recovers from a stroke last year.