Agewyz Podcast Archives
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Episode 176 – What Would The Patient Want?
What happens when a family member or friend is incapacitated and they’re counting on you to make a healthcare decision for them? Do you take the doctor's advice for treatment? Or do you push back, knowing the patient would never want the treatment the doctor...
Judith Henry: The Dutiful Daughter’s Guide to Caregiving
When Judith Henry's parents became ill in 2007, not even her reputation as a pragmatist, a planner and responsible eldest sibling could prepare her for what lay ahead. But Judith had one advantage: around age ten she had played a caregiving role for her mother, who...
Episode 175 – Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke
Being able to speak and write were central to Debra Meyerson's career as a tenured professor at Stanford University, where her work revolved around diversity, gender, identity and organizational change. But when she suffered a severe stroke that nearly killed her,...
When Is It Time To Stop Driving?
Former Ohio state trooper Matt Gurwell spent 20-plus years delivering bad news to family members about accidents involving older drivers. Now instead of delivering death notifications, he’s helping to preserve family relationships and saving lives with a...
Episode 174 – Liz O’Donnell on her book “Working Daughter: How to Care for Your Aging Parents While Making a Living”
THE AGEWYZ PODCAST IS CELEBRATING ITS FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING OVER THE YEARS! There are lots of books on the market about balancing career and children, but where do you turn for advice on balancing career and aging parents? With 10,000 people...
Jay Perry: Journeying Through Cancer
Award-winning Canadian photographer Jay Perry dodged burning cars in Haiti after the country’s devastating 2010 earthquake, he’s had Haitian rebels point their guns in his direction and he’s driven across the country in a cramped van eating and drinking off four...