#063.  This is my last podcast for a season or two as I focus more on my mom's needs and care. Of course, I wanted my last episode to feature my mentor and friend Carolyn.   Carolyn Berry currently serves as the Director of Education at Alzheimer’s Arkansas.  Her experience has been shaped through working with aging adults in various capacities, including as a Community Educator at an intensive outpatient program for seniors.  Carolyn also worked as an Intervention Specialist with adults living mental illnesses, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.  Check out her new podcast. 

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#062.  Jared Stewart (Executive Director) and Sam Ferguson (Patient Care Representative) from Hospice Home Care in Little Rock, Arkansas explain what hospice and palliative care is and when you should reach out. For more information call 501-558-4141.

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#061.  On this segment, Carolyn and I talk about my mother entering last stage, when to call for hospice assistance and the importance of respite time for caregivers.  Carolyn Berry currently serves as the Director of Education at Alzheimer’s Arkansas.  Her experience has been shaped through working with aging adults in various capacities, including as a Community Educator at an intensive outpatient program for seniors.  Carolyn also worked as an Intervention Specialist with adults living mental illnesses, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. 

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#060. Sandra Rogers is a registered nurse, retired from being gainfully employed. Her nursing career included time in long term care for veterans, home health, geriatric clinical care and hospice - both inpatient and in home. Sandra’s volunteer time has included tutoring reading to elementary students with AR Kids Read, Shepherd's Hope free clinic, facilitating a caregiver support group with Alzheimer's Arkansas.  And recently became a member of the Presbyterian Auxiliary Board.  She lost her mother to Alzheimer's dementia and has cared for many patients with some type of dementia.

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#059. On this segment, Carolyn and I talk about my second year as my mother's caregiver.  Carolyn Berry currently serves as the Director of Education at Alzheimer’s Arkansas.  Her experience has been shaped through working with aging adults in various capacities, including as a Community Educator at an intensive outpatient program for seniors.  Carolyn also worked as an Intervention Specialist with adults living mental illnesses, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. 

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#057. David Cook is the  Public Policy Director at the Alzheimer's Association. In this role, he oversees the development and implementation of the Association’s state and federal policy objectives. He also coordinates efforts of the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement, the Association’s volunteer advocacy program. Creating opportunities for those who have been touched by dementia to share their experiences with their elected officials.  His grandmother died of dementia and currently his father is living with the disease.  Reach out to David at [email protected].

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#056.  On this segment, Carolyn and I talk about how important it is to have a holiday plan.  Carolyn Berry currently serves as the Director of Education at Alzheimer’s Arkansas.  Her experience has been shaped through working with aging adults in various capacities, including as a Community Educator at an intensive outpatient program for seniors.  Carolyn also worked as an Intervention Specialist with adults living mental illnesses, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.  

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#055.  Steve Roberts took on the role of being his mother's primary caregiver giver diagnosed with Alzheimer's and had strong family support. But the toughest part of the journey was finding, relying and trusting an institution to help with her care, because some of his experiences were a "nightmare."    

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#054. On this segment, Carolyn and I talk about how important it is to take care of your mental health and lowering expectations. Carolyn Berry currently serves as the Director of Education at Alzheimer’s Arkansas.  Her experience has been shaped through working with aging adults in various capacities, including as a Community Educator at an intensive outpatient program for seniors.  Carolyn also worked as an Intervention Specialist with adults living mental illnesses, and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.  

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#053. Jackie Parker,  Author of Where is Wilma?, writes... "after living with my mother-in-law who had Alzheimer's, I discovered that I needed to understand the emotions associated with her actions. Underneath her certain behaviors lied the various reasons our loved one may be acting out."  Jackie's 48 page book is a concise tender reflection of her journey with Wilma. Each detailed experience is concluded with a thoughtful life lesson. 

On episode #044 - I read from her book Where Is Wilma?

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