Being Pro Life

Bob talks with Jill about her experience caring for her mother with dementia and other medical issues, and how difficult it can be to get good care for an elderly patient if a strong advocate cannot be there 24/7. This is an example of when palliative care can be very useful, even if the patient does not have a terminal illness. Jill also discusses the importance of families discussing care options with their aging parents before the need arises, so decisions do not have to be made under such emotionally charged circumstances.

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Bob talks with Katalin Vogt, a palliative care social worker from Wisconsin about Palliative Care. They discuss how holistic and interdisciplinary it is, that it is care for the whole person's needs, and their families.  They also discuss its Catholic roots and how anyone can get involved in promoting better awareness.

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Bob talks with Denise Hess, Executive Director of the Supportive Care Coalition, about Palliative Care. They discuss how it is so much more than just end-of-life care, or pain management. It is care for the whole person's needs, and their families, for anyone of any age with a serious illness. They also discuss its deeply Catholic roots, how it is not in any way associated with assisted suicide, and how anyone can learn more. 

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Bob talks with Chad and Elizabeth about their experience fostering two children, one older and one younger than their biological son.   While encouraging more people to consider fostering, it ends with sharing ways anyone can get involved, even if they cannot be foster parents. 

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Bob talks with Andy and Emily, about their experience adopting two boys through the foster care system, close in age to their biological daughter. They also talk about fostering children who return to their parents. While encouraging more people to consider fostering, it ends with sharing ways anyone can get involved, even if they cannot be foster parents. 

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Bob talks with Jaymin, a 16 year old boy who spent most of his life living house to house neglected by family members who were constantly on drugs. He and his brother were put into foster care a few years ago, but Jaymin alone is still looking for a permanent home. 

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Bob talks with Dana Gerstner and Susan Walthers of Warren County Children's Services about the state of foster care in Ohio, and the great need for more foster families. They also discuss other ways anyone can help, even if you are unable to become a foster family right now.

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This is the fifth week of a five-episode series on Domestic Violence. This week Bob talks with Joanie, who shares her story of emotional abuse at the hands of her husband. Joanie helps us to understand how the exertion of control and emotional manipulation can be just as damaging as physical violence, and why that is just as unacceptable in a marriage. 

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This is the fourth week of a five-episode series on Domestic Violence. This week Bob talks with Karen McQueary, Clinical Director of the Artemis Center, a resource center for victims of Domestic Violence in Dayton, Ohio. Karen shares her story as a  victim of domestic violence, and why it can be so difficult to just leave. Karen also discusses how the Artemis Center in Dayton can help victims of domestic violence rebuild their lives.

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This is the third week of a five-episode series on Domestic Violence. This week Bob talks with Carol Owens, Director of the Office of Life and Family Ministry for the Diocese of Providence. She and her children have both been victims of domestic violence as well. Carol shares her story, giving further insight on why it can be difficult for victims to leave their abusers. They also close on how parishes can get more involved in making their fellow members more aware of the reality of domestic violence and how to help 

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