At the Bedside: After loss, Myron Loop reconnects with art and his health
Myron, 78, a veteran and steel mill maintenance worker, met and married his wife Violet in 1980. (Photo by David Loop)
Myron Loop spent years of his life in a lonely, isolated state of mind after the loss of his wife. Now, he is reconnecting with his art and making his health a priority again after seeking help from a geriatric physician.
Myron, 78, a veteran and steel mill maintenance worker, met and married his wife Violet in 1980. Myron and Violet decided to purchase an old home and renovate it together. Violet found an old coat rack while on a mission to furnish the house and knew she had to have it.
“It was a piece of junk; it looked terrible, but she handed me some drawings and said, ‘Here, I want one.’ A coat rack was the first piece of furniture I ever made; I ended up making 26 of them,” Myron said.
For the next 20 years, Myron taught himself how to build furniture from magazines and found his passion in it until 1997, when Violet suffered a stroke and could no longer walk. He became her full-time caretaker, retired from his job, and focused on her health, so much so that he completely neglected his own.
Read more about Myron’s journey and Dr. Atai’s critical role in his care…