Alzheimer's Speaks

Our first guests are representatives of the USAgainst Alzheimer's. We are lucky to have with us Virginia “Ginny” Biggar, Associate Director of the ActivistsAgainstAlzheimer's Network., Jennifer Molinoff, Associate Director manages digital media for the USA2 family of organizations.  She also directs the WomenAgainstAlzheimer's Network.  Joining them will be Stepahnie Monroe, Associate Director of the AfricanAmericanNetworkAgainstAlzheimer’s.

We will explore why the organization wants to stop Alzheimer's  and their plan to get there?  They have recently launched several networks  so we will find out more about each one of them.  We will talk about challenges and roadblocks facing society as we struggle to deal with dementia. Last we will talk about how people can get involved to make a difference and become part of the UsAgainst Alzheimer's cause.

 

Contact information

Website

E-mail [email protected]

Facebook

Twitter: @usagainstalz

Our second guest will be Shirley Gutkowski, who is America’s Dental Hygienist a clinical dental hygienist, speaker, author, and expert in preventing oral disease.

Shirley is passionate about oral health and today she will discuss tricks of the trade and why this is such an important and yet overlooked part of our health plan.

Contact Shirley via Facebook

We are pleased to have back with us Sherri Snelling, from the Caregiver Club, who was named one of the Top 10 Influencers Online for Alzheimer's by Sharecare and Dr Oz.  Our conversations with Sherri are always informative and interesting. 
www.caregivingclub.com
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CaregivingClub
Twitter      @CaregivingClub      @SherriSnelling
 
Our 2nd guest will be  Diana Waugh, an RN and author of the book "I Was Thinking - Unlocking the Door to Successful Conversations with Loved Ones with Cognitive Loss."  Her passion is to create and foster a social model of care for those with dementia. Joining Diana will be Lynn Dennie who is her partner an used Diana'sbook when dealing with her Father-in-law.
[email protected]
419 351-7654
www.WaughConsulting.info
I am really looking forward to our conversation.  I hope you join the conversation!

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We are pleased to have back with us Sherri Snelling, from the Caregiver Club, who was named one of the Top 10 Influencers Online for Alzheimer's by Sharecare and Dr Oz.  Our conversations with Sherri are always informative and interesting. 

www.caregivingclub.com

Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/CaregivingClub

Twitter      @CaregivingClub      @SherriSnelling

 

Our 2nd guest will be  Diana Waugh, an RN and author of the book "I Was Thinking - Unlocking the Door to Successful Conversations with Loved Ones with Cognitive Loss."  Her passion is to create and foster a social model of care for those with dementia. Joining Diana will be Lynn Dennie who is her partner an used Diana'sbook when dealing with her Father-in-law.

[email protected]

419 351-7654

www.WaughConsulting.info

I am really looking forward to our conversation.  I hope you join the conversation!

Todays show we have dedicated  the full 2 hours to the topic of driving with dementia.  We will be discussing the stigmas and myths as well as hearing about a variety of options and thoughts from Doctors, to family members, to those diagnosed with dementia.  We would love to hear your thoughts as well.
Our Experts will be:
Dr.  David Weisman is the site PI for clinical trials in stroke, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease
Matt Gurwell is the founder & CEO of Keeping Us Safe
J. D. Howard is the Executive Director of Insurance Consumer Advocate Network
Michael Ellenbogen, Steve Ponath, Kathy Murray, Mary Bailey and Terry Berry are all living with the disease and will speak from their various experiences with the disease.
Jack Schatz, is a Carepartner for his wife with dementia.  He kept her behind the wheel as long as possible and he will tell us why he felt this was important.
Please join the conversation.  This is such an important topic and we need to see and hear things from all angles.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todays show we have dedicated  the full 2 hours to the topic of driving with dementia.  We will be discussing the stigmas and myths as well as hearing about a variety of options and thoughts from Doctors, to family members, to those diagnosed with dementia.  We would love to hear your thoughts as well.

Our Experts will be:

Dr.  David Weisman is the site PI for clinical trials in stroke, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease

Matt Gurwell is the founder & CEO of Keeping Us Safe

J. D. Howard is the Executive Director of Insurance Consumer Advocate Network

Michael Ellenbogen, Steve Ponath, Kathy Murray, Mary Bailey and Terry Berry are all living with the disease and will speak from their various experiences with the disease.

Jack Schatz, is a Carepartner for his wife with dementia.  He kept her behind the wheel as long as possible and he will tell us why he felt this was important.

Please join the conversation.  This is such an important topic and we need to see and hear things from all angles.

Today's show will feature some of our friends from Australia.  Joining us will be two women with early onset dementia.  Christine Bryden was diagnosed at the age of 46, Wendy Kudell at the age of 50. 
Also joining us will be Denise Craig a psychologist dedicated to supporting people with dementia in many ways. Denise also cared for her mother who experienced young onset dementia.
Come with your questions and share your comments.  We love to interact with our audineces as we all can learn from each other.
To Contact Denise, Christine and/or Wendy:
Facebook
Christine Bryden

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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Today's show will feature some of our friends from Australia.  Joining us will be two women with early onset dementia.  Christine Bryden was diagnosed at the age of 46, Wendy Kudell at the age of 50. 

Also joining us will be Denise Craig a psychologist dedicated to supporting people with dementia in many ways. Denise also cared for her mother who experienced young onset dementia.

Come with your questions and share your comments.  We love to interact with our audineces as we all can learn from each other.

To Contact Denise, Christine and/or Wendy:

Facebook

Christine Bryden

Will we be talking with author Linda Burhans who wrote the book Good Night and God Bless, a journey of grief, goodbyes and blessings.
You can reach Linda Burhans at:
http://www.lindaburhans.com/
Our second guest will be Stephen Hume Psy.D., who is Board Member on the Alzheimer's Association MA/NH Chapter.  More importantly, Steve has Early Onset Alzheimer's disease and has wonderful insights and a refreshing attitude to share with us about dementia.
You can reach Dr. Hume at:
413-237-4246          [email protected]

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will we be talking with author Linda Burhans who wrote the book Good Night and God Bless, a journey of grief, goodbyes and blessings.

You can reach Linda Burhans at:

http://www.lindaburhans.com/

Our second guest will be Stephen Hume Psy.D., who is Board Member on the Alzheimer's Association MA/NH Chapter.  More importantly, Steve has Early Onset Alzheimer's disease and has wonderful insights and a refreshing attitude to share with us about dementia.

You can reach Dr. Hume at:

413-237-4246          [email protected]

Our first guests will be Gary LeBlanc with Common Sense Caregiving and Margaret Doerr, Chief Nursing Executive for Brooksville Regional Hospital.   I'm very excited to hear about the new wristband pilot project for Dementia patients when hospitalized.  This is going to be so helpful on so many levels.
Website for the Wristband Project
Facebook Page
Our second guest will be Mandy Harrell with Wearever to discuss some great solutions for incontinence.  Wearever offers comfortable, quality, affordable and stylish apparel solutions for everyday health and wellness concerns. The men’s and women’s underwear line of washable, reusable urinary incontinence panties and briefs is especially beneficial for active individuals who want to continue their normal lifestyle without worry or emotional stress resulting from urinary incontinence.
To learn more, visit www.WeareverUS.com
Facebook Page

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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