Parenting UP! Caregiving adventures with comedian J Smiles
Get engulfed in the intense journey of a caregiver who happens to be a comedian. J Smiles use of levity reveals the stress and rewards of caregiving interwoven with her own personal journey. Over 10 years ago, she was catapulted into caregiving overnight when the shock of her dad's death pushed her mom into Alzheimer's in the blink of an eye. A natural storyteller, her vivid descriptions and impressive recall will place you squarely in each moment of truth, at each fork in the road. She was a single, childless mechanical engineering, product designing, lawyer living a meticulously crafted international existence until she wasn't. The lifestyle shift was immediate. Starting from scratch, she painstakingly carved out useful knowledge and created a beneficial care plan for her mom. J Smiles will fly solo and have expert guests. You will get tips, tricks, trends and TRUTH. Alzheimer's is heavy, we don’t have to be. All caregivers are welcome to snuggle up, Parent Up!
Parenting UP! Caregiving adventures with comedian J Smiles
A conversation with Star Bradbury: Helping Your Parent (Zetty) Age Successfully
How many times have you wondered what to do next when your mom or dad is aging? How many headaches have you had trying to decide if their decline is normal or a problem? Of course, you make the doctor's appointment. But what questions do you ask? And how hard do you push your parent into modifying major components of his or her life?
Look no further, Star Bradbury has a guide for to YOU "successfully navigate your parents' senior years" (book title BTW). See what J did there.
Star has real life experience on both sides on the fence as a family caregiver and a senior living community administrator. This conversation is gold -- pull out your ears -Every adult child needs to plug in and get ready to purchase a few copies because we all deserve to age successfully.
Join Alzheimer's favorite family caregiver for another journey of heavy reality sprinkled with love and laugher.
Catch J's signature SNUGGLE UP ending for provocative take aways.
Star's Book:
https://starbradbury.com/book/
Aging Life Care Association:
https://www.aginglifecare.org
"Alzheimer's is heavy but we ain't gotta be!"
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