OAK LAWN, Ill. (WLS) -- Seniors battling dementia and teens with special needs celebrated Mardi Gras together in Oak Lawn by making King Cakes!
Grace Point Place's Meredith Morris said this is a way for Grace Point Place residents to remain engaged in activity instead of just watching an event. She added that it's nice to bring in the young energy as well.
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One of the teens from A.E.R.O. Special Education Cooperative, 14-year-old Paige Cihocki, liked that she "got to talk with someone who I can relate to a little bit."