by Jana Panarites | Jul 25, 2019 | Podcasts |
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,...
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 | Jul 13, 2017 | Podcasts |
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner was just nine years old when her mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Over twenty-five years of caregiving later, she co-founded Wellthy with software developer Kevin Roche to help families with the seemingly endless number of...
by Jana Panarites | Jun 22, 2017 | Podcasts |
Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico writer Tanya Ward Goodman was joined at the hip with her father Ross Ward, a nationally known carnival artist and creator of the whimsical Tinkertown Museum. Years later, when Ross was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s...
by Jana Panarites | May 1, 2016 | Podcasts |
What happens when two sisters with polar opposite views of their parents are called upon to provide care for them? In today’s episode: the sister who felt duty-bound to help out, stepped up and paid a price but views her caregiving journey as the most profoundly...