09/16/2026
A Home Away From Home
Twice a week, every week, for six weeks โ that's how often Michael and his mom Eleanor made the two-and-a-half-hour drive from Mexican Hat, Utah, to Farmington for Michael's rehabilitational therapy after a blood clot and stent procedure.
Every visit, they stayed at the Connelly Hospitality House.
"This is a very homely place," Eleanor said. "You feel at home and everything's here for you."
Michael agreed. Asked what he thought of the house, he summed it up in a few words and a smile: "This place? Nice."
Between appointments and exercises, the drive and the recovery, Eleanor says the stress of it all is real โ but having a warm place to land made all the difference. "I appreciate having them open to us," she said, "to help complete his exercise, his therapy."
A big part of that? The people. Eleanor and Michael got to know our house coordinator, Veronica, very well over their stay. "She is a very sweet person," Eleanor said. "The things she did for us and helped us with, the hospitality... I appreciate this place."
This week, Michael graduated from his therapy program โ a milestone worth celebrating for him, for Eleanor, and for everyone at San Juan Medical Foundation who got to walk alongside them.
We're so glad you were here, Michael and Eleanor. Congratulations!
The Connelly Hospitality House provides a home away from home for patients and families traveling to Farmington for medical care. Learn more at sanjuanmedicalfoundation.com.
To help support the Connelly Hospitality House, and visitors like Michael and Eleanor, please consider walking with us at our Walkathon. Register today: https://www.sanjuanmedicalfoundation.com/sjmf-46th-annual-walkathon