COPSA offers many different support groups for the Caregivers during caregiving and after caregiving.
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Today’s interview is with Betsy Wurtel, She was a caregiver for her husband Matt. She discussed how her husband was only 56 years old and the medical community thought he was too young to have Alzheimer’s. She also explained about Matt…
Betsy Wurzel
Joe Brazeal is the author of "Living With Thunder, Alzheimer's Untold - A Family's Journey" and talks with Betsy Wurzel on why he wrote this book and the challenges of being a caregiver. How this diagnosis impacts a family in so many…
Betsy's Guest today on Chatting with Betsy is Dr. Arthur Wernick is, a Clinical Pharmacist, and the area of expertise is Medication Therapy Management. and performs a complete analysis and assessment of a patient's medication use. Talking about medication that could be used…
Betsy Wurzel Interview with Joe Dulin on how Alzheimer's affects the children of parents that have been diagnosed with Dementia/Alzheimers. It is a struggle for the whole family and how the children can be affected. Joe speaks about how it affected his personal…
Betsy Wurzel Interview with Polly Dobbs, Memory Support Director for Keystone Villa at Douglasville, a personal care home in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In this role I am tasked with assessing new residents, designing and orchestrating all programming on the unit, creating and implementing…
Today's Guest on Chatting with Betsy is Marcia Burr, Advocate for bringing awareness of the plight of the caregiver with loved ones with Dementia/Alzheimers. Marcia speaks about telling your story. It is very powerful to have a caregiver tell their story. Marcia Burr…
Today Betsy Wurzel's guest on Chatting with Betsy is Karen Francis, Advocate, Social Worker, and Caregiver. This interview is on Early Stages for Dementia, depression, and more. How can your loved one be helped in those early days and what type of support…
Imagine if you will, your father has Alzheimer’s Disease (for the last 4 years) and has been doing relatively well until being diagnosed with Covid-19. He then stops eating and drinking, is admitted to the hospital for dehydration, and returns to the Hospice…
R. Amanda Cooper
Betsy Wurzel Host of Chatting with Betsy interview is with R. Amanda Cooper, Graduate Teaching Assistant on research she has worked on for the relationship between Alzheimer's Patient and the Caring Spouse and how this research can help all individuals involved.
"Amanda…