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A Passion for Distraction
Manage episode 421129644 series 1225582
A Passion for Distraction
#FindingBeautyInIllness #SupportingFamilyCaregivers #HonestDiscussion
Lori La Bey talks with Allene Symons who is the author of Love in a Time of Caterpillars: A Memoir of Monarchs and Caregiving. She has worked as a journalist, editor, and college instructor and is the author of three previous books. She has lived in San Francisco and New York and currently makes her home in Long Beach, California.
Learn:
- Tips for caring for a spouse or partner with dementia.
- Ideas to distract or redirect a person living with dementia.
- Is it ok to distract yourself as a care partner on the dementia journey?
- What happens when the caregiver gets sick themselves?
- Can you plan ahead of time for workarounds to avoid getting sick yourself as a care partner?
- A Nat or a FireFly – What Do You See
- To focus on something to do and something to look forward to.
- Loving Lies – How They Work and Why They Are Important
- When and how to hire help to care for your loved one.
- How to protect a loved one’s independence and dignity.
- The Monarch Gardens- a national movement.
Watch the Video Interview Below
https://youtu.be/H6PvKgbn8DA
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify
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Contact Allene Symons
Email allenesymons2@gmail.com
Website allenesymons.com
Facebook @allenesymons
X-Twitter @allenesymons
LinkedIn @allenesymons
Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites since 2011.
Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.
Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1130 episodes
Manage episode 421129644 series 1225582
A Passion for Distraction
#FindingBeautyInIllness #SupportingFamilyCaregivers #HonestDiscussion
Lori La Bey talks with Allene Symons who is the author of Love in a Time of Caterpillars: A Memoir of Monarchs and Caregiving. She has worked as a journalist, editor, and college instructor and is the author of three previous books. She has lived in San Francisco and New York and currently makes her home in Long Beach, California.
Learn:
- Tips for caring for a spouse or partner with dementia.
- Ideas to distract or redirect a person living with dementia.
- Is it ok to distract yourself as a care partner on the dementia journey?
- What happens when the caregiver gets sick themselves?
- Can you plan ahead of time for workarounds to avoid getting sick yourself as a care partner?
- A Nat or a FireFly – What Do You See
- To focus on something to do and something to look forward to.
- Loving Lies – How They Work and Why They Are Important
- When and how to hire help to care for your loved one.
- How to protect a loved one’s independence and dignity.
- The Monarch Gardens- a national movement.
Watch the Video Interview Below
https://youtu.be/H6PvKgbn8DA
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify
Other Podcasts
Contact Allene Symons
Email allenesymons2@gmail.com
Website allenesymons.com
Facebook @allenesymons
X-Twitter @allenesymons
LinkedIn @allenesymons
Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites since 2011.
Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.
Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1130 episodes
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