Mess to Memories
with FOREVER®
Hi I am Sandra,
Hello, and thank you for being here.
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My name is Sandra, and I’m passionate about family, photographs, and preserving the stories that shape who we are. I’m a wife, a proud mom to two young adult children, Cooper and Harper, and a longtime animal lover who volunteers with Angel Ridge Animal Rescue.
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Care, connection, and compassion guide both my life and my work.
Our Story
I come from the generation that developed film and carefully stored printed photos in labeled boxes. When photography shifted to digital, things slowly became harder to manage. Photos lived on cameras, hard drives, and CDs—until one day, my hard drive crashed.
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I lost irreplaceable photos of my children.
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That moment changed everything. I knew there had to be a better, safer way to protect family memories—one place where photos and videos could be stored, organized, and preserved without fear of losing them again.
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That search led me to FOREVER.
My Approach
Mess to Memories was built on a simple realization:
most families have boxes, albums, tapes, and digital folders full of memories, and no idea where to begin.
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Photo organization can feel overwhelming and emotional. Sometimes it even comes with guilt. I believe there’s a gentler way.
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Instead of doing everything for you, I focus on teaching, guiding, and supporting you so you feel confident and in control.
I help families:
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Organize and digitize photos and home videos
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Set up simple, manageable systems
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Learn how to confidently use the FOREVER platform
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Build a legacy they’re proud to pass down
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This work isn’t just technical, it’s deeply personal. And I treat it that way.
Experience, Legacy & Healing Through Photos
I hold a graduate degree in behavioral health and a degree in gerontology, and I spent many years working as a therapist. Later, I stepped away from my career to care for my children and my aging mother, who lived with Alzheimer’s disease.
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While caring for her at home, I often organized photos in my FOREVER account. One day, I opened an album of her photos, and her face lit up. She began sharing stories about her childhood, her family, and her life. For a moment, the confusion faded.
That experience showed me the incredible power of photographs, especially for those living with dementia. It inspired my work with families and dementia communities, helping them use photos to reconnect loved ones with their stories.
Where My Love for Memory-Keeping Began.
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