AwareGiver with David Happe

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Dave talks with Rick Staab, the founder of Tyler's Hope for a Dystonia Cure. Dystonia is a movement disorder in which a person's muscles contract uncontrollably. The contraction causes the affected body part to twist involuntarily, resulting in repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Dystonia can affect one muscle, a muscle group, or the entire body. The third largest movement disorder behind Parkinson's and essential tremors, it is estimated that there are 500,000 people with some form of Dystonia in the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awaregiver/message

Dave got a checklist from the AARP called "Preparedness for Caregivers during CoVID19" which is a great primer for new caregivers. Also, he talks about an upcoming interview with a director from the 2-1-1 Helpline Center.

Sometimes things are better left unsaid.  Here's a list of 10 of them.  There's also some bonus content at the end, with a few things EVERY caregiver would want to hear.  Comments? Questions?  Ideas?  Talk back at https://anchor.fm/awaregiver --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awaregiver/message

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awaregiver/message

Sometimes things are better left unsaid. Here's a list of 10 of them. There's also some bonus content at the end, with a few things EVERY caregiver would want to hear.

Comments? Questions? Ideas? Talk back at www.speakpipe.com/awaregiver