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We meet each month to share our experiences around significant days and situations during our personal caregiving situaiton.
Your host is Denise M. Brown.
Your host is Denise M. Brown.
24 FEB 2024 · We continue the conversation we began during our show, The Caregiver's Journal, about diagnosis day.
Conversations About Caregiving is our live show that includes your experiences about the days of significance during our caregiving experience. Scroll down for a link to our show and other resources. Bruce McIntyre, who cares for his wife, joined us for our live discussion.
Please be sure to share your experiences in our comments section, below.
About Bruce
Bruce is the author of Receiving Peace, Thrive Anyway, Parkinson Positive, Graceful Transitions and Resilient Life. He serves as the CEO of the Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance. Bruce shares his expert guidance and warm humor with thousands of people each year. As a caregiver for his wife since 2004, Bruce understands the world of chronic illness and caregiving.
Connect with Bruce via his website: https://brucemcintyre.com/
Continue the Conversation With Us
1. Watch The Caregiver's Journal: Diagnosis Day: https://youtu.be/3Kz34sLZCdw?si=ejb9yfImGSduNOy4
2. Join us onhttps://join.caringourway.com/feed to:
- Register for our free monthly meeting, After the Diagnosis, to connect to our support and talk out your worries. We meet on the first Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET.
- Write a six-story story about your Diagnosis Day.
Receive More Support
I share more support for your Diagnosis Day in my book, "The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During all the Stages of Your Personal Caregiving Experience." The book is the 10th edition of the six stages of caregiving concept I originally developed in 1997. Order your copy: http://bit.ly/caringbooks
About Denise
Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020.
Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals.
Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is the author of several books that provide insights, comfort and hope to those who care, including The Caregiving Years, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness, helps individuals who care, grieve and work.
Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023.
Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.
We meet each month to share our experiences around significant days and situations during our personal caregiving situaiton.
Your host is Denise M. Brown.
Your host is Denise M. Brown.
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