Dorrie sends your parent a warm daily check-in. You see they're okay. That's it.
No spam. No selling your email. Just a note when Dorrie is ready.
You call more than you used to. You check in. You worry.
Not because anything's wrong — because you love them, and you're far enough away that you can't always know. You can't be there every morning. You can't see the small things. And that gap, that not-knowing, quietly sits with you.
That's what Dorrie is for.
Set up Dorrie in a few minutes. Add a handful of simple daily check-ins for your parent, then send them a link. That's your whole job. Every morning you'll know they responded. Every week you'll see the pattern. When something needs you, you'll hear about it. When everything's fine, you'll feel it.
They don't download anything. They don't make a password. They tap the link you send, and Dorrie is simply there — warm and easy. Each morning, a gentle hello and a few friendly taps. They'll never think of it as a tool. They'll just feel that someone's thinking of them.
Hi, I'm Sam, a Gen Xer living in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
I didn't build Dorrie because I saw a market. I built it because my mom is aging into her late 70s and moved close to my wife and me. Caring for her — keeping up with all the little things that keep her safe — got harder and harder. We were calling multiple times a day to make sure she'd taken her medicine, remembered an appointment, and a dozen other things. It was making life more stressful for her because she values her independence and doesn't want to be a burden. And it was adding stress for my wife and me as we tried to balance her care with the care of our own family.
I went looking for help, but I couldn't find any tool that was a complete solution — let alone one that lets my mom keep her dignity and independence while keeping us informed.
I spent an afternoon reading a forum where adult children talk about caring for their aging parents, and I couldn't stop. The fear, the exhaustion, the helplessness in those posts. The guilt. The impossible math of caring for a loved one without the tools or time it requires. So many of us are carrying this, and so many can't afford the care solutions that do exist.
I felt something real, and I couldn't walk away. I've never built anything like this before, but I'm driven to help the thousands of people in the same situation I'm in. If I only ease the worry, stress, and guilt for a few families, this journey will have been worth it.
Dorrie isn't a startup. It's a response to something I believe needs to exist. I genuinely hope this helps you and the people you love navigate the daily challenges that come with caring for a loved one.
— Sam
No spam. No selling your email. Just a note when Dorrie is ready.