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Caring for Your Wife who has Huntington’s Disease

Huntington's disease is a rare, inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain; it has no cure. It has a broad impact on a person's ability to function and usually results in movement, thinking (cognitive), and psychiatric…

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Advocate BLOG COVID-19 Mental Health

Can We Accept and Change

Betsy Wurzel's Guest today is Ajita Shah, MA, LPC, NCC, Founder/Program Director at Innerspace Counseling, LLC. They discuss Mental Health Wellness and how important it is for us. "At Innerspace Counseling in Old Bridge, we use a technique known as Dialectical Behavior Therapy…

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BLOG Caregivers Resources Seniors

Where are the Resources Available for Seniors

Betsy Wurzel's guest on Chatting with Betsy today is Jamie Callahan, Founder, and CEO of Team Senior™ " One of the most important qualities that set us apart from other referral services is that we have always tried to physically meet each of…

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Author BLOG Caregivers Mental Health

Living with a Stranger

Betsy Wurzel, Host of Chatting with Betsy guest today is Heidi DeBoer, Caregiver, and Author. Heidi talks about her book "Living with a Stranger" "A fairytale romance, a dream western wedding, a relationship built with God first, twins, a boy, and girl, what…

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BLOG Caregivers Dementia Mental Health

Sharing a Journey of Frontotemporal Dementia

Betsy Wurzel's guest on the show today is Candace Williams on her Mother's diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia. "Candace is a caregiver for her mother who was diagnosed with FTD (Frontotemporal Dementia) at the age of 57. She started the blog because she wanted…

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Alzheimer's - Caregivers and Alzheimer's BLOG Mental Health

Memory and Forget Me Not

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…

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Advocate BLOG Caregivers

Love Doesn’t Care if You Forget

Betsy Wurzel Host of Chatting with Betsy Guest today is Brianne Grebil, Advanced Certified Transformation Coach. "Watching someone you love struggle with Alzheimer’s is heartbreaking, and yet deep love and a profound peace can still be found if you know where to look.…

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BLOG Caregivers disability Health Mental Health

Emotional Support for Parents

Betsy Wurzel Host of Chatting with Betsy interview today is with Laura Spiegel, "Founder, and Host of Paint Her in Color, a web site that offers emotional support and resources to parents of children with special health care needs. Parents of children with…

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Advocate BLOG Caregivers Dementia

Are you in a Dark Rabbit Hole

Sheila Wilson host of Whine and Cheese will have Betsy Wurzel and Elizabeth Dalton on the show today. They will be discussing issues with being a caregiver and how they manger stress and isolation. They talk about therapy and how each one has…

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Advocate BLOG Caregivers Health

What are your rights visiting a Loved One in a Nursing Home

Betsy Wurzel is doing Advocate Series to bring attention to how an why they are being Advocates for many reasons. Betsy Wurzel's interview today is with Sue Fernandez. Sue is an example of providing information that she had gained either in an article or…