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\"To see her energy deplete right before your eyes is heartbreaking,\" she said. \"I keep telling mom that we just want her to be alive at the end of this thing and then we can go shopping and can go and eat wherever she wants.\"

\"I try really hard to make sure she knows I’m there and knows that I’m not going anywhere and knows that when all of this is said and done, we’ll do our shopping trips again,\" Kasse said.

Because Kasse was such a frequent visitor to Windsor Ridge for so many years, she has been a welcome sight in uncertain times for the other residents as well, according to Melissa Prenatt, Windsor Ridge's administrator-in-training.

\"She’s got such a bubbly personality, and that’s very comforting to other residents, to see her and be around her,\" Prenatt told \"GMA.\" \"It's made a world of difference to have Janie here.\"

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PHOTO:Janie Kasse, right, poses with her mom Carol Chesser in this undated file photo.
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\"She’s doing a lot of one-on-one games with the residents that are keeping them active,\" she added. \"If she’s delivering a tray or something for dinner and she sees one is kind of down, she’ll go back after dinner and ask if they want to take a walk.\"

Kasse said she has witnessed the time and energy employees like Prenatt put into their jobs as they try to protect residents from contracting coronavirus. All staff members, including Kasse, have their temperatures checked before each shift.

Kasse is also working from home for her other jobs and limiting her exposure to only her home and Windsor Ridge in order to protect herself and the residents.

\"The staff there are working so hard,\" Kasse said. \"I’m just amazed by the amount of love and care and concern and how many hours they’re working to keep everybody alive.\"

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