Can I Survive as a Caregiver? – LIVE Call-in Show Oct 22

There are moments in all caregivers’ lives when we wonder,

“Can I survive as a caregiver?”

And if we manage to survive, some may ask:

“Is it too much to ask for a Sprinkle of Joy?” 

While caring for my father with Alzheimer’s, my husband and I realized we had a choice. We could:

• grow distraught at the finality–the “dead end” road upon which my father walked. After all, Alzheimer’s is a terminal disease–there is no cure…not yet
  or
• make it fun and try to find the joy each day.

Finding the JOY in caregiving made caring for him a little easier considering we lived with so much stress, we thought we were getting Alzheimer’s trying to keep up with his care! There’s a name for this: caregiver dementia.

How did we survive and then find the joy?

Tune in.

This link to join Trudy Thomas and me this Friday, October 22, 2010 at noon (ET) for a one-hour live call-in show is no longer operational. [Updated 7/25/2020]

LIVE call in number: 1.347.884.9691 (NY area code)

Based on my popular keynote, Can I Survive as a Caregiver? By the way, is it too much to ask for a Sprinkle of JOY?, we will have a joyous yet realistic one-hour live call-in show.

And if you want to have daily inspiration, pick up a copy of Finding the JOY in Alzheimer’s: When Tears are Dried with Laughter.

Brenda Avadian, MA
Caregiver Spokesperson, Advocate, & Author
Editor, TheCaregiversVoice.com