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Coping
With Caregiving
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Host: Jacqueline
Marcell
The Author
of Elder Rage
Show Date: 11/08/03
Dave
Courtney is VP & Director of Public Relations for the Presumed Consent
Foundation, Inc. Dave is a lung transplant candidate, suffering end
stage lung disease due to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, a genetic
disorder. He is pursuing a lung transplant at the University of TX Health
Science Center in San Antonio. Dave and his wife Jo lead the West TX
Alpha-1 Self Support group and are “Peer Guides”. Dave is President
of the TX Panhandle Chapter, Transplant Recipients International Organization
(TRIO) www.presumedconsent.org
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Cameron
Camp, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist and Director of Myers Research
Institute/Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in Beachwood, OH. He’s
a leader in his field of psychologists, specializing in applied gerontological
research, and has developed a program that breaks through misconceptions
associated with Alzheimer's disease called "Montessori-Based Dementia
Programming". Dr. Camp travels the country giving workshops on designing
cognitive and behavioral interventions. www.myersresearch.org
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Show Date: 11/08/03 John
Reigle was a funeral director in his family's business and manager
of one of the largest family owned funeral homes in the nation.
The business was sold to the world's largest funeral conglomerate
in 1986, but in 1993, he became embroiled in a whistle-blowers
lawsuit over an issue of consumer fraud. Since then he’s been
an advocate for consumer rights in the funeral industry. His
book is, "When Death Occurs: A Practical Consumer's Guide
to Funerals, Memorials, Burial, Cremation, and Body Donation".
www.whendeathoccurs.com
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Kyle R. Allen is a board-certified geriatrician and chief of the
Division of Geriatric Medicine for Summa Health System. A member
of the American Geriatrics Society, he’s Summa's medical director
of the Post-Acute Senior Service Line, and chief medical officer
for the local Area Agency on Aging. His multidisciplinary approach
to care for older adults earned him the ETHOS Award, the Geriatrician
of the Year Award, and the Physician Recognition Award from the
American Medical Association. http://www.summahealth.org/default.asp?ID=3051 |
Show Date: 11/08/03
Dr. Ed Markin is Director of Research with the Alzheimer's Research Foundation, a member of the Southeastern Gerontological Society, and author of over a dozen books including the care manual, "Coping With Alzheimer's". Dr. Markin discusses Memantine, a new drug available for Alzheimer's patients, and another herbal treatment, Bacopamine, which may buy some time for Alzheimer's patients by slowing the rate of cognitive decline. www.alzheimers-research.org