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In the summer of 2009, Andrew crashed his motorcycle that left him with a T7 spinal cord injury. He continued on despite the changes to his life and began putting his experiences online through his YouTube channel: “Angl747″. He just wanted to make videos about the things he did and the places he went and those experiences to share with the online community. He also thought, what if there was more I can try to do? The name, DisabledLifeMedia.com is a name he kicked around but the word "disabled" legibly implies "incapacitation" and he didn't like being referred to as "disabled". In fact, he struggled with it after his injury and even though he knew he would most likely always be referred to as "disabled" from society standards,he realized that the word can have a profound affect on the way he looked at himself, the way he is looked at, and how our community as a whole, is perceived. But he is not and our disabled community is not incapacitated, they are "THIS-Abled" to do what they strive for and that is how he ended up crossing out the "dis" and placing "this" above it. Having the opportunity to do what he loves and contribute to the community by involving people with disabilities, is truly a remarkable feeling for him. Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene, who's speech impaired and paralyzed on the right side from a stroke in 1996. His radio show, and his latest book, "The Caregiver's Caregiver; A Guide To Avoiding Burnout" was written to help caregivers avoid burnout and survive the grief process.

Listen to Maryann Ehman's Story. Maryann was a highly skilled and educated professional, prosecuting attorney, and ministry leader, Maryann struggled with oppressive perfectionism, shame, and worry formed early on by childhood abuse, discrimination, and abandonment. External cultural expectations on women in the workforce and the church, caused further damage to her sense of worth and value.

However, in His faithfulness, God reshaped her mindset and broke through its limitations when He put the study of His favor in front of her day after day for over a year and a half. Today Maryann leads and coaches those who believe that God has called them to more, but don’t necessarily have the clarity they need, strong sense of their value and identity, or the strategies and systems they need to implement their calling. Suffering burnout 3 time herself, she is an expert in guiding Caregivers in ways to avoid it.

Join Dave Nassaney, at Dave, The Caregiver's Caregiver Radio Program Today at 3:30pm PST. (24/7 afterwards).  We have a different guest every Saturday at 3:30 pm PST. They just might pick up a tip or two that could make all the difference in the world between surviving, or going over the edge and getting closer to burning out.

Listen TODAY to speak with Dave Nassaney, former Facebook Administrator to Andrae' Crouch (currently at 81,000 followers) and Andrae's closest friends, to share funny "Andrae' stories" and the good times we all had with him celebrating his zest for life. Podcast now available 24 days/hours/day, 7 days/week. Those who knew him well are missing his beautiful spirit already, and his huge fan base will definitely be missing his timeless new anointed songs and arrangements!

For those of you who had not heard, Andrae' Crouch, The God Father of Contemporary Gospel Music, died at age 72 from complications from Saturday's heart attack. Andrae' was an innovator, a path-finder, a precursor in an industry noted for its conservative, often derivative approach to popular music. He combined gospel and rock, flavored it with jazz and calypso as the mood struck him and the song called for it, and is even one of the founders of what is now called “praise and worship” music. He took risks with his art and was very, very funky when he wanted to be.

When Michael Jackson or Madonna or Quincy Jones needed a gospel song or a gospel chorus, they called Andrae. That’s his music on the soundtrack to The Color Purple (where he earned an Oscar nomination), the Broadway musical The Lion King, and the pop songs “Man in the Middle” and “Like a Prayer.”

His first gospel group included Billy Preston, Elvis recorded one of his songs. Podcast available Jan.14

Full article is at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/january-web-only/remembering-andrae-crouch-dead-at-72.html?paging=off

There are over 100 million caregivers just in the United States, that is roughly one third of the population. That means that every single one of you probably knows someone who is caring for a loved one that is disabled, elderly, or has some kind of disability. That doesn't even include all the parents that are giving care to their kids who might have special needs, or the ones who are grieving the loss of a loved one who are in need of support of some kind.

Caregiver Burnout is at epidemic levels! The sad thing is that if not corrected, these loving, dedicated and self-sacrificing heroes will become as sick or sicker than the ones they are caring for!

Do them a favor, and share this post with them so they might be able to listen to my recorded pod-cast that airs on my radio show. Join Dave Nassaney, at Dave, The Caregiver's Caregiver Radio Program Today at 3:30pm PST. (24/7 afterwards).  We have a different guest every Saturday at 3:30 pm PST. They just might pick up a tip or two that could make all the difference in the world between surviving, or going over the edge and getting closer to burning out. We discussed the Grieving Process and how to survive grief and avoid caregiver burnout. Tune in by clicking the link below to listen to our special guest, author and speaker, Sandra Champlain.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/davenassaney/2015/01/10/burned-out-10-actions-to-take-today-to-survive-by-expert-sandra-champlain

Dr. Todd learned at the age of 28 that he had most of the traits of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and then later a type of dyslexia. Finally, he thought, there was a reason for his thoughts and actions over the years! Since then, he discovered what works for him, and so he helped many others to harness their own gifts. He found what worked to increase brain performance and how to increase productivity. He practiced as a psychotherapist and consultant for over 10 years and today he is committed to practicing as a consultant and executive coach assisting entrepreneurs, leaders, and companies to increase performance and happiness. This formula also works very well with caregivers to increase their happiness. Contact him at www.DrToddFisher.com

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: The Caregiver's Caregiver, A Guide to Avoiding Burnout. It is designed to teach caregivers who are taking care of their loved ones (due to an illness or disability) how to take care of themselves FIRST. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Tune in every Wednesday at noon, PST, (Re-Broadcast Saturdays at 3:30pm PST) for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers, which will help them avoid burnout. www.DaveTheCaregiversCaregiver.com

What Does It Take to Get Over Losing a Child?

INTERVIEW: Surviving The Death Of A Child, & The Grief, from RN & Mom, Lisa DeLong.

Lisa is a registered nurse, a bereaved mom, author and co-founder of Justin Time Children's House, an art based grief center for children and families experienced in the death of a loved one.

DATE: Saturday, January 3, 2015

TIME: 3:30 Pacific / 6:30pm Eastern (60 min.)

She is also a bereavement facilitator, and an inspirational speaker who has spoken on the famous TED x, TEDTalks.

She lost her 15 year old son Justin, to leukemia, and almost lost her other son to it as well. But fortunately, he is doing fine today.

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, as he interviews Lisa, Hear this interview live.

ONLINE:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/davenassaney/2014/12/31/surviving-the-death-of-a-child-the-grief-from-author-speaker-lisa-delong

It’s not just a diet. It’s a healthier lifestyle.

Join Dave, The Caregiver’s Caregiver, as he interviews Dr. Jay Shetlin about being a healthier caregiver.

You’ll learn …

• The keys to a healthy diet & weight loss

• How to raise your energy level

• How to make your immune system function better

• Ways to lower your stress

• and more!

DATE: Saturday 12/27/14

TIME: 3:30pm Pacific / 6:30pm Eastern

ONLINE: http://www.DaveTheCaregiversCaregiver.com/Uplifting-Interviews/

DIAL-IN: (213) 943 3630

PODCAST: Available anytime after the live interview!

#‎HealthyDiet #‎ImmuneSystem #‎EnergyLevel #‎ProBionics #‎DaveCaregiversCaregiver #‎Health

Join Dave Nassaney, this Wed. 12/17/14 at noon, PST, as he interviews Barbara Allisen on "Dave, The Caregiver's Caregiver Radio Show".as she talks about young moms and their challenges raising young children, special needs children and the stresses of balancing all the responsibilities of motherhood with being a wife, parent, home-maker, job, etc.

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, and his guest, Stephen Dixon, Caregiver to his late wife of 33 years, Brenda, who died of stage 4 breast cancer just 8 months ago. Steve is very strong in his faith, and this has helped him to go through the grief process quicker than most who have suffered such a loss. In his words, "I remember clearly being strong to communicate the seriousness of Brenda's condition with our semi adult children and then two days later crying to God as I drove home from a concert because I did not want to lose my Brenda! We enjoyed many good days along with some not so good days as she underwent first radiation and hormone therapy, then chemo therapy to deal with the disease. Fast forward to one year ago this fall - September, 2013 and I received quite a shock when I was let go from my work of 32 years simply due to "re-organizing", but in the providence of God I was then able to stay home with my bride for the last six months of her life. Brenda died on March 11, 2014 at Holy Cross hospital.

During those last six months I enjoyed three months of life with her as husband and friend, and then became caregiver husband for the last three months of her life.  God gave me great grace to deal with my great loss as I went and stayed with her every day at the hospital, and then was her sole caregiver for three days at home and then closing out her time on earth the last 6 days at the hospital. These were difficult days - but we were encouraged by God's word - by the prayers of many, many Christians and by flowers, cards, and visits of our close friends.

Dave Nassaney is the author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: The Caregiver's Caregiver, Avoiding Burnout.

Does your home environment need major or minor changes due to the disability, or the senior that you are caring for? Hrivnak & Associates is an architectural & real estate consulting firm specializing in care environments and provides professional services throughout the Midwest in areas of Program Management, Architecture, Engineering, Second Opinion Studies, Finance Assistance and Real Estate Investing.!

Hrivnak & Associates has successfully managed Healthcare Centers in 20 states from Hawaii to Maine and has been awarded the Clinical Design Excellence Award. John’s background is uniquely suited to provide the breadth of services that the firm offers. Among his qualifications:

• B.A. Business Administration, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio

• MBA Finance, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio

• B. Architecture, U. of Cincinnati

• Licensed Architect

• Licensed Commercial Realtor

• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

• American Institute of Architects

• LEED AP

John Hrivnak speaks internationally on the design and finance of Senior Living Facilities and serves as an adjunct professor for architectural design and professional practice classes. John serves in the community in a number of ways including work with Elgin’s Downtown Neighborhood Association Design Committee, the YMCA, the YWCA, the Elgin Choral Union and the Hesed House. He co-founded an indigent care clinic and served as its CEO, earning accolades for success in both growth and service to that community.

50 Lakewood Circle, St. Charles, IL 60174

[email protected] | 630.770.5900

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John Hrivnak, AIA, MBA, NCARB is Principal with Hrivnak Associates,