Glenn Milton

Glenn Milton is one of Atlantic CIL's newest consumers. He lives with Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Colitis, Anxiety and Depression. Glenn grew up in Atlantic County and loved playing street hockey and baseball in his youth. He was a pitcher and played for Linwood and the Babe Ruth League. He enjoyed working for Atlantic Chrysler for many years. He also comes from a close-knit family. Glenn was especially close with his Mother who sadly passed away in 2016. Since then he has experienced some health issues that have created challenges he is adapting to. Glenn has gone through multiple surgeries due to his Chronic Colitis. He is very thankful for the team at Cooper Hospital, Genesis Rehabilitation, and Barbara Kelly, his United Health Care case manager, for coordinating his care. The result of the surgeries requires Glenn to live with a colostomy bag. Glenn now uses a wheelchair and recently gave up driving. He has very supportive friends, Barry and Rose, who have helped him tremendously, but he wants to be more independent again. Glenn was connected with Atlantic CIL to work on his independent living goals. He works with Outreach and Activities Specialist, Jen Burke. Together they have set up Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program's to connect him with affordable cell phone and Wi-Fi services. This led Glenn to learning how to use the Shoprite App to order home delivery groceries and how to use Zoom to connect with ACIL's support groups. "I need to start thinking positively and stop thinking negative," he explained how he feels a positive difference in his physical health when his mental health is supported. Glenn shared, "It's been a good experience meeting new people through zoom and helpful to have Jen to call for support and to ask questions and explain things that come up." Glenn loves an eclectic variety of music including Iron Maiden, Queen, and Lizzo. He also has a goal to learn how to draw and is looking forward to developing his artistic skills.