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Winter is Coming!
rearview mirror. It would take more pages than
we have in this issue to cover all of the challenges
we caregivers faced in the year of Covid-19. I only
hope that 2021 is the year where the sun starts to
shine again.
Please reach out to our 2020 Caregiver Friendly
what tremendous media, products and services
they have created with you in mind.
We hosted our most recent in-person Fearless Caregiver Conferences
providers and advocates sharing wisdom, support and camaraderie. Seems
like a lifetime ago. But we have worked hard to share the same advice
and warmth with caregivers virtually, through our Caregiver Conversations
Covid-19 interviews and upcoming Virtual Fearless Caregiver Conferences
I am pleased that our celebrity cover interview is with someone who
kept me laughing in my youth and whom I’ve been looking forward to
talking with for a long time. Vicki Lawrence, actress, comedienne and pop
star, famous for (among many other things) The Carol Burnett Show and
Mamma’s Family, as well as her number one musical hit The Night the Lights
Went Out in Georgia.
Vicki shares her very personal story of living with Chronic Idiopathic
Urticaria (CIU) and her role as spokesperson of the CIU & You campaign.
This is a must-read interview for all family caregivers (PAGE 16)
As well as everything else that 2020 now represents, it also connotes perfect
vision. Among the eyecare issues that senior caregivers need to become
aware of is Glaucoma Related Vision Loss. Our friends at Lighthouse Guild
have written an essential article that makes vital recommendations for
anyone who may have eye disorder emergencies. (PAGE 8)
I like to call caregivers, the CEO’s Of Caring for Our Loved Ones, Inc. since
as a caregiver, you have taken on the most important and challenging
role of your lifetimes. Our concern is that as caregivers, we can easily
take ourselves out of the Circle of Care we have created for our loved
ones, without realizing the effects such trauma has on our own health.
I urge you to read Mike Verano’s article “Coping with Post Traumatic
Caregiving.” Not only for your own sake, but the sake of your loved one
for whom you are caring (PAGE 20)
fervent prayers for vaccines. We look forward to restarting our live
conference tour for the 26th year and to seeing you when we come to
your community. You can contact me to see how we can bring an Fearless
Caregiver Conference or training to your area.
See you next issue!
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