by Jana Panarites | Jun 27, 2019 | Podcasts |
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...
by Jana Panarites | Feb 14, 2019 | Podcasts |
Florida native Katherine Summers stumbled into her career as a paid caregiver. She had some time on her hands, and friends from her childhood began asking if she could check in on their aging parents. Katherine found she liked being around the elders, and...
by Jana Panarites | Nov 15, 2018 | Podcasts |
Dana Walrath refers to her work as a border-crossing blend of creative writing, anthropology and art. The daughter of refugees from the Armenian genocide, she has used stories and art to teach medical humanities at the University of Vermont’s College of Medicine since...
by Jana Panarites | Nov 6, 2018 | Alzheimer's |
Did you know that November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month? This is an excellent time to recognize the long hours, sacrifice, patience and love — not to mention hard won humor! — all caregivers bring to the task of caring for a loved one with...
by Jana Panarites | Sep 27, 2018 | Podcasts |
Writer Ann Campanella was 33 years old and hoping to become a mother when her own mother began showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease. As her mother declined, Ann suffered a series of miscarriages that compounded her feelings of grief for the mother who was slipping...