"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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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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LeAnn Thieman’s story was featured in "Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul."
LeAnn became one of Chicken Soup's most prolific writers, with stories in eleven more Chicken Soup books. Her devotion to thirty years of nursing made her the ideal co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul." Her compassion for caregivers led her to co-author "Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul." LeAnn is a nationally acclaimed professional speaker, author, and nurse. WebSite
Barbara Bartlein is The People Pro and author of "Why Did I Marry You Anyway? 12.5 Strategies for a Happy Marriage"
--a "how-to" manual for relationships. Barbara is a speaker, expert in relationships, and listed in the Yearbook of Experts and Authorities. She’s President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Barbara is also a nurse, social worker and psychotherapist. She’s worked with couples for over 25 years to help them make their marriages work. WebSite
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Eric J. Hall is CEO and the visionary behind the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. He is the force behind the nonprofit organization's dramatic growth since it was founded two years ago. AFA unites member organizations in nearly 50 states, which provide direct care to those affected by Alzheimer's and related dementias. AFA has been instrumental in raising awareness of care issues and the need for early detection, and has initiated National Memory Screening Day and National Commemorative Candle Lighting. WebSite
Paul
Leverett had a glioblastoma on his brain stem--the deadliest,
fastest growing form of cancer.
Doctors
gave him a few months to live, but Paul found a pioneer
in gene therapy for cancer--Dr. Burzynski. He tried his
treatments, which use antineoplastons, and Paul’s tumor
went into remission. Paul is now the Managing Director
of the Burzynski Group of Companies, including the Burzynski
Clinic and the Burzynski Research Institute.
Burzynski Patient Group
Cancer Med Don't
Ever Give Up Burzynski
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Janet
Lynn Mitchell is the author of "A Special Kind of
Love, For Those Who Love Children with Special Needs".
As a senior in high school, Janet lost the use of her legs as a result of a medical mistake. Three years and nine surgeries later, she learned to walk again. She and her husband Marty have three children. With their son Joel, who was born premature, and her kindergarten daughter, who was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, they know what it takes to care for children with special needs. WebSite
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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.
