Patty and Maren have been friends for over 20 years and share a passion for making a difference. Both spent many years as caregivers and understand the challenges of loneliness, overwhelm, and disconnection—for individuals as well as their loved ones. By combining Patty’s interest in education and building community with Maren’s background in communication and creative outreach, they created We Call Your Mom—a heartfelt service designed to bring comfort, laughter, and companionship to those who need it most.

The idea for “We Call Your Mom” came from my sister, Carolee, who lived a great distance from our mom and called her around 8:30 PM every evening for 8 years. At the beginning mom was 91 and lived alone in our childhood home. I lived near mom and helped her during the day. Carolee’s nightly phone calls were supportive, uplifting and very important to mom for many years. Mom said the calls were a highlight of her day. After mom was gone I began calling my sister every day. She was housebound by then and our evening phone calls were important to her. I called her every evening for 10 years. We often talked about how wonderful it was to hear a friendly, happy voice calling you every evening. I enjoyed the calls as well.