"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."
Coping with Caregiving Archives for
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Cameron Camp, Ph.D.,is a research psychologist specializing in applied gerontology
He is Director and Senior Research Scientist at the Myers
Research Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. His research focuses
on finding cognitive and behavioral interventions for
use with persons with dementia. He has co-authored three
college textbooks and published over 100 articles. His
research is currently funded by grants from the national
Alzheimer’s Association, the National Institute on Aging,
and the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Bob Roth is the managing partner for Cypress HomeCare Solutions,
-- in Phoenix, Arizona, supplying compassionate care in your home. Bob has reshaped the company focusing on the services provided to the patients and has assembled and managed an experienced staff--bringing together their expertise and creativity. His vision for Cypress is to maintain a high quality of service, and to expand the company into additional markets throughout the southwest. WebSite
Carol
Bowlby Sifton is the author of "Navigating the Alzheimer's
Journey: A Compass for Caregiving".
She’s also
an occupational therapist, clinical dementia specialist,
and owner of Elderactive Occupational Therapy, in Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia. Her personal caregiving journey and inspirational
experiences with hundreds of persons with dementia led
to this, her third book. Carol is also the founding editor
of the peer reviewed, best practice journal "Alzheimer's
Care Quarterly." WebSite
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Victoria Gardner is co-founder of Seniors First Foundation,
-- an educational non-profit organization in Portland,
Oregon. While taking care of her mother, great grandmother
and children, she educated people about long-term care
and the benefits of preparing for life’s events. Her outreach
programs involve universities, hospitals, government agencies,
corporate America, EAP programs, and professionals. She’s
also produced an ongoing cable access television program,
where the public asks questions of professionals on aging
issues. WebSite
Kathleen
Marie Marsh is the author of "Sunrise Sunset",
a mainstream novel, which traces the circle of life from infertility to Alzheimer's. It’s a unique, heart-warming story of a cross-generational friendship that realistically depicts the impact of Alzheimer's on family relationships. Kathleen wrote it in tribute to her mother, who is battling the disease. Kathleen is the owner of Otter Run Books, and the founder of: Up North Author's Circle, a group dedicated to supporting local writers.
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Karen Rice is the Founder of Alzheimer's and Family Care Management,
-- offering
mediation, negotiation, dementia care management and legal
representative services to caregivers. A former Start-Up
Director and Administrator for Alzheimer's Assisted Living
developments, Karen has witnessed the pain, confusion
and conflict that corporate mergers and acquisitions of
care facilities have caused families. She’s a columnist
for www.Carepathways.com
and the co-author of "Cognitively Impaired Elders
and Family Care". WebSite
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Shows: January 15 and February 12. 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.
