By Jessica Solomon In 2004, I cannonballed into a world I didn’t even know existed—senior care. I had never heard the term “caregiver,” didn’t know people hired them, and honestly had no idea what hospice was. At 30, I found myself walking through a portal into the healthcare and aging industries—equal parts care and commerce, […]

By Jessica Solomon There are certain numbers that carry deeper meaning than what appears on the surface. In the Jewish tradition, the number 18 holds profound significance. It represents the Hebrew word chai, meaning “life.” And in my life, 18 is more than symbolic—it’s woven into the very fabric of my mother’s story. My mother […]

by Jessica Solomon What does my father’s fabric store and hospice have in common? They are both a dying business. I was born in the 1970s and raised in the aisles of a fabric store — my childhood steeped in bolts of cloth, thimbles, spools of thread, and the rich textures of community. My father […]