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Caregiving Radio
“Caregiving 101” was created by Starr & Bob to help the family caregiver learn how to care for their loved one at home, whether they are well–minded or if they have dementia.
The guests will include caregivers who will be sharing their personal, heartfelt stories of trial and error while providing care, medical professionals offering practical advice and guests with resources and advice to help their listeners economically, psychologically and spiritually.
“Join us! We are live, in person and we have featured guests on the show every week. We also accept callers for questions and comments. Each week we feature give–aways and prizes. Please listen in and participate every Saturday morning.” Starr & Bob
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Show Schedule, Topics & Guests
June 2008
June 7th: Madonna Siles – Author
Guest – Madonna Siles – Author of “Brain, Heal Thyself.”
Topic: The journey of one woman’s desperate need to help her best friend; the survivor of a near fatal brain aneurysm and the strokes and seizures that resulted. This is her personal caregiving story.
Lighter Side – Madonna Siles
June 14th: Lauren Barrett – Author
Guest – Lauren Barrett – Author of Effective Elder Caregiving: A How–to Guide for Primary and Employed Caregivers
Topic: How to care for an elderly loved one — what your options are.
Lighter Side – Lauren Barrett
June 21st: Susie K. Adams – Author
Guest – Susie Adams – Author of: “My Mother, My Child”
Topic: Joys and heartaches of an eight year journey caring for her mother from strong–willed mother to dependent child. Learning to accept help; learning to find the brighter side; finding blessings along the way.
Lighter Side – Susie K. Adams
June 28th: Marie Mitzner – Caregiver
Guest – Marie Mitzner – Caregiver
Topic: The true story of a courageous caregiver and her road to survival after the death of her husband and mother.
Lighter Side – TBA
July 2008
July 5th: Yvonne Ortega – Author
Guest – Yvonne Ortega Author of: “Hope for the Journey through Cancer”
Topic: This interview covers cancer diagnosis, surgery, treatment, and recovery.
Lighter Side – Yvonne Ortega
July 12th: Kathy Laurenhue – Author
Guest – Kathy Laurenhue
Topic: How to keep your brain alive & alert the fun way!
Lighter Side – Kathy Laurenhue
July 19th: Madonna Siles – Author
Guest – Madonna Siles – Author of “Brain, Heal Thyself.”
Topic: The journey of one woman’s desperate need to help her best friend; the survivor of a near fatal brain aneurysm and the strokes and seizures that resulted. This is her personal caregiving story.
Lighter Side – Madonna Siles
July 26th: Dr. Torres–Gil – Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy Director, Center for Policy Research on Aging
Guest – Dr. Gil–Torres
Topic: Professor Torres–Gil is an expert in the fields of health and long–term care, the politics of aging, social policy, ethnicity and disability. He is the author of six books and more than 80 articles and book chapters, including The New Aging: Politics and Change in America (1992), and Lessons From Three Nations, Volumes I and II (2007).
Lighter Side – Dr. Torres–Gil
August 2008
August 2nd: Jeff Harmon – Hospice
Guest – Jeff Harmon – MHA, Director of Operations, Adventa (Amedisys) Hospice
Topic: How the hospice team works for your loved one and what the benefits are
Lighter Side – Jeff Harmon
August 9th: Lisa Gwyther
Guest – Lisa Gwyther – Co–author of “The Alzheimer’s Action Plan”
Topic: brain aging, brain health tips, Alzheimer family issues, new developments in Alzheimer research
Lighter Side – Lisa Gwyther
August 16th: Carol Odell – Author
Guest – Carol Odell – Author of “Mothering Mother’
Topic: How to care for an elderly loved one – what your options are.
Lighter Side – Carol Odell
August 23rd: Betsy Murphy – Author
Guest – Betsy Murphy RN – Author of “Guide to Caregiving’
Topic: Hospice care – a complete, highly graphic description of the final days in layman’s terms to help family caregivers at home understand what happens just before death.
August 30th: Carol Voss – Author
Guest – Carol Voss – Author of “Celebration of Caregiving’
Topic: Through intimate portraits, A Celebration of Caregiving: Portraits & Stories, published by IndependenceFirst, pays tribute to Milwaukee area caregivers and the people they assist.
September 2008
September 6th: Doug Smith – Author
Guest – Doug Smith – Author of “Caregiving: Hospice–Proven Techniques for Healing Body and Soul”
Topic: This book contains a collection of tools and techniques centered around addressing the rights of the terminally ill (the right to be in control, the right to have a sense of purpose, the right to laugh, etc.).
September 13th: Florence Baurys – Author
Guest – Florence Baurys – Author of “A Time for Alzheimer’s”
Topic: Flo cared for her mother (Alzheimer’s disease) and her husband (cancer) through their deaths. She shares the grief process, conflicts with her siblings over money issues and how Alzheimer’s disease almost destroyed her life.
