A good book

Resident John Pittman loves to read, although in the beginning it wasn’t so easy for him. As a young child, he had trouble reading and he now believes he may have been dyslexic even though it was not officially diagnosed. At the age of 8, John started combating his reading problem with picture books, and soon he was reading his way through the local library. Out of all the books he read, his favorites were fantasy and funny stories.

When John was in high school, he saw an advertisement to join the Navy and receive college tuition. John signed up and received a full, four-year scholarship to the University of Texas. Graduating college was an important achievement considering his early struggles with reading.

Now John reads an average of six hours a day, often reading two to four books a week. The Book Mobile comes to Golden LivingCenter – Stroud twice a month and John looks forward to receiving new books, especially if they are non-fiction, which is now his favorite subject matter. John has been a resident of our LivingCenter since May 1, 2009 and we have determined that in the past year, he has 156 books! (52 weeks x approximately 3 books per week.)

In addition to his love of reading, John also loves sharing stories from his life and visiting with his family, who of course bring him lots of reading material. We are so glad to have John at Golden LivingCenter – Stroud, he has certainly demonstrated to us all the simple pleasure that comes from a good book!