1994-1996When I look back to the days
before my role as a caregiver and the publication ofToday’s
Caregiver Magazine, I can barely believe what a difference these
past eighteen years have meant to my life. Not unlike so many of
our readers, my personal journey and that of my family’s took a
new direction once our family members needed our support. I’d
like to take this opportunity to share some of that journey with
you in these few pages. I’ll start in the era that I refer to as
B.C. (before caregiving)...read more
1997-1998January 1997
- We are a glossy magazine! And Today’s Caregiver Magazine is
now 12 pages larger. Our first glossy cover (Ms. Elizabeth
Taylor).
July 1997
- Our second anniversary (could it be two whole years already?)
Our cover interview is a first for the magazine. A father and
son team, Nic and Marc Buoniconti of the Miami Project to Cure
Paralysis and the Buoniconti Fund. Two very motivating people...read
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1999-2001
May 1999 - Our second
series of “Sharing Wisdom” Conferences take to the road.
Over the years, I’ve spoken at a variety of
healthcare events, from Scleroderma to Alzheimer’s, AIDS,
Huntington’s disease and Stroke conferences. I love this part of
what I get to do. I love interacting with caregivers and look
forward to speaking each and every time...read
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2002-2004
April 17, 2002 - Sharing Wisdom conference is
now five years old and a great time for all in attendance, our
first Robert M. Barg Memorial award winner, Mr. Sy Sperling
makes a memorable and moving speech as does our keynote speaker,
CBS’s Dr. Sean Kenniff. Sad note: The keynote speaker of our
first Sharing Wisdom conference (1998), Mr. Robert Urich, passed
away the day before the conference...read
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2005-2006
January 2005 - New Year, new
hopes, old lessons. I admit it. Sometimes it is apply the
principles of fearless caregiving all the times. But when I do
apply them to my everyday life, remarkable things do happen. A
few things first, we received commitment from our friends at
Clay Aiken’s foundation (Bubel-Aiken) that Clay will be the
keynote speaker at the Fort Lauderdale Fearless Caregiver
Conference and we will be the official hosts of the first Voices
for Change Gala to occur the night of the conference in the
Spring...read
more
2007-2008
January 2007 - The year
starts with a personal caregiving situation. Family loved
ones who I have referred to as Anita and Fred. Like any
good Fearless Caregiver, the first thing I did was to reach out
to my fellow caregivers for advice and wisdom, which I received
in mass quantities. The year also starts out with a
tremendous interview with MS advocate, Montel Williams...read
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2009
January 2009 - President
Obama is sworn in as the 44th President in US history.
And what a time in history it is!
There have been many messages tossed out throughout this
elongated campaign season and into the new administration. One
message in particular that caught my attention as a caregiver
was actually demonstrated throughout the concert at the Lincoln
Monument held this past Sunday...read
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2010
January 2010 - Imagine the
entire population of American cities the size of Montgomery,
Alabama; Tempe, Arizona; Modesto, California or Lubbock, Texas
disappearing within the course of one night. Frightening.
Or consider losing the total number of people you know or ever
knew. This is the equivalent of what happened to our
neighbors to the south in Haiti last week...read
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2011
January 2011
Speak up when we complain about how hard it is for Mom to
hear; after years at the disco, no sound is too clear
Slow down when we jog by, complaining about the man with the
cane, ‘cause I think I just got a Charley horse or at least a
small sprain
When I talk with Mom’s doc about her memory disorder, this time
I must remember to bring a tape recorder...read
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2012
January 2012 - A reader asked
me recently about how we can talk about “fearless caregiving”
since there is so very much fear inherent in caregiving.
She found the fact that we could use the word “fearless” when
talking about caregiving to be, at best, unrealistic...read
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