"I thought I knew Jacqueline until I
read her book. Wow, what a story! If you’re caring for
an elder, you won’t believe how much this book will help you!”
—Regis Philbin
AARP's Bulletin "It's like fiction, or a made-for-TV movie, filled with
despair and deception, then resolution and redemption--
leavened by doses of humor."
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Tim Aaron,
singer/songwriter "Read My Heart"- donating proceeds to
the Alzheimer’s Association Tim
Aaron is a singer/songwriter who wrote a beautiful song,
Read My Heart, about a subject close to his heart, Alzheimer’s
Disease. Unfortunately, the grandmother who raised him
has developed the disease. Tim is donating the proceeds
from his song to the Alzheimer’s Association in
his home state of Alabama. Tim also wrote a song for a
friend’s daughter who developed cancer called, "Little
Angel Smiles", and he’s preparing to re-release
it with the proceeds going to the National Saint Jude
Foundation in Nashville.
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Howard Stone, "Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways to Start the Rest of Your Life"
Howard Stone
is a personal coach whose practice is focused on people
age 50 and older in transition. He enjoyed a 37-year career
in business-to-business publishing, launched the first
international directory for the foodservice industry.
He was a columnist for The Foodservice Consultant, and
he’s spoken and served on industry panels. He is co-author
of "Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways to Start the Rest of
Your Life" (Plume 2004), a Book-of-the-Month Club selection.
Howard is co-founder of www.2young2retire.com
Mike Patrick,
quadriplegic, health educator and motivational speaker
Mike Patrick
is the President of Patrick Communications, Inc. in Minneapolis,
and he’s been a quadriplegic since age sixteen as the
result of a football injury. He is a health educator and
professional speaker who converts limitations to achievements.
Mike says that with the right attitude, you can find the
solution to just about any problem. Mike helps individuals
overcome obstacles, creatively solve problems, affect
attitudes, change perceptions, and perform successfully.
www.patcom.com
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With...
David Sandoval, life extension, disease prevention, and age-related symptom relief. David Sandoval is an educator on the subject of life extension, disease prevention, and age-related symptom relief. An internationally recognized lecturer, David has spoken to large audiences in Japan, Europe, and as far away as Russia. His nutritional advice is broadcast to half the eastern seaboard on WWRL in NYC each week. More than 50 leading companies worldwide rely upon him to create effective nutritional formulas, and he has launched an innovative company based on whole food concept. www.pureplanet.com
Robert
J. Koester, Lost Alzheimer’s Disease
Search Management
Robert
J. Koester is president of dbS productions--a consulting
company for search and rescue. He is an incident commander
for the VA Department of Emergency Services; president
of the VA Search and Rescue Council; instructor for the
VA Department of Criminal Justice; and works for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. He’s lead searches for dozens
of missing Alzheimer’s cases, and authored a training
manual to assist law enforcement called Lost Alzheimer’s
Disease Search Management. www.wandering.info
Jerral
Sapienza, "Urgent Whispers: Care of the Dying"
Jerral Sapienza
is a Caregiving Educator, Chaplain and author of, "Urgent
Whispers: Care of the Dying" helping caregivers know what
to do, what to say, and how to be at the bedside. His
book is a training resource for Long Term Care, Hospice,
Catholic Charities, V.A. Hospitals and Churches. His workshops:
"Evolving Compassion in End-of-Life Care”, "Twelve Powers
of End-of-Life Care", "The Joys of Caregiving" and "Progression
of Geriatric Dementia in Handwriting." Jerral.LLX.COM/http://WWW.LLX.COM/http://WWW.Bardo.ORG/
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Shows: November 20th and December 18th. For upcoming guests,
see Coping with Caregiving entries by date here.
Coping
with Caregiving is an uplifting program and a valuable resource
for anyone coping with the challenges of caregiving,
and for everyone who thinks it will never happen to them.
Jacqueline Marcell is a former college professor &
television executive, who after the experience of caring
for her elderly parents has become an author, publisher
and sought-after national speaker, dedicating her life
to eldercare awareness and reform. She is the devoted daughter
in her riveting true story, "Elder Rage, or Take
My Father... Please! How To Survive Caring For
Aging Parents," written she says, "so that no one
else would ever have to go through what I did."
"Elder Rage" is endorsed by: Hugh Downs,
Regis Philbin, Dr. Dean Edell, Duke University Center
for Aging, Dr. Nancy Snyderman/ABC News, Ed Asner,
Betty Friedan, Art Linkletter, Dr. Bernie Siegel,
John Bradshaw, Dr. John Gray, Senator John D. Rockefeller
IV and The Johns Hopkins Memory Clinic.
