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Caregiving for Someone with Dementia

Michael is married to Janet who has Huntington’s disease and dementia; he wasn’t prepared to be Janet’s caregiver, but he has learned a lot in the last 12 years. This week he talks about how relationships, perspectives, and relationships change when your partner has…

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BLOG Caregivers Dementia Research

Alzheimer’s disease: A major breakthrough

A ketogenic drink that provides fuel for the brain may help people with mild cognitive impairment Betsy Wurzel's guest on Chatting with Betsy is Stephen Cunnane, a professor, and researcher at the Université de Sherbrooke and the Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement…

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BLOG Caregivers Coaching Resources

Dementia Coach for the Family

Betsy Wurzel's Guest today is Jessie Hillock owner and founder of The Memory Compass LLC. The Memory Compass is a private practice specializing in in-home/telehealth therapy and family coaching services to individuals and families coping with Alzheimer's and dementia. Jessie is a speech-language…

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BLOG Caregivers Coaching Dementia

Think Different with Dementia

Betsy Wurzel's guest today is Lizette Cloete, "Think Different" Dementia, Dementia Consultant, and Cognitive Wellness Coach. Some information for Lizette Cloete: Lizette Cloete graduated from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 1992 as an Occupational Therapist. She is the owner of “Think Different”…

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BLOG Caregivers Dementia

Chris & Tom and how Alzheimer’s stole their lives

Betsy Wurzel, Host of Chatting with Betsy and the guest today is Chris Nichols-Glasgow. Chris was a caregiver for her husband Tom Glasgow and this is Chris's story. "A little bit about me. I’m 58 years old. I have been a caregiver to…

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Advocate Alzheimer's - Caregivers and Alzheimer's BLOG Caregivers

Yes I have Dementia, but I am still here and living

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…

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BLOG Caregivers Education Veterans

Could Reverse Mortgages be a Trap

Betsy Wurzel, Host of Chatting with Betsy guest today is Advocate and Consultant Sue Fernandez on Scams. We really do suggest that you have a paper and pencil for this interview with Sue Fernandez. What information is necessary for Caregivers to know when taking…

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BLOG Cancer Caregivers Chronic Illness

Would you be part of a Clinical Trial

This week, I had the pleasure to interview Deborah Wright, APRN, CNS who works in the Phase I Program and Clinical Trials Office at the Stephenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City. We talked about clinical trials, what they are and how they may…

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Advocate BLOG Grieving

Grieving and Painful Paper Work

Special Edition with Betsy Wurzel. Today's show is about what happens, after the passing of a loved one. You are at such a loss of losing someone you loved so deeply and you happen to look at the desk and there is a…

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Alzheimer's - Caregivers and Alzheimer's BLOG Dementia Hospice

Your Father has Alzheimers’s Disease

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…