Darlene Fuchs, Author of Get In The Boat: A story of resilience in the face of difficult encounters

Live & Interactive Discussion with Darlene Fuchs, Author of Get In The Boat: A story of resilience in the face of life's most difficult encounters Join us for a discussion that will explore profound themes such as love, unwavering devotion, and the formidable challenges that caregivers confront, particularly in the context of dealing with dementia. 

Chat Transcript

12:07:56     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://getintheboatbook.com/

12:14:10     From Russell Kitty : what does it mean - get in the boat?

12:23:27     From Renee Jefferson : living that close is a times more challenging than living in the same home.

12:36:32     From Renee Jefferson : I think that's great!

12:36:41     From Anne Rouse  to  Hosts and panelists : ❤️

12:36:58     From Margie McWilliams : meeting people where they are is so critical. That was a wonderful example of a creative solution!

12:41:38     From Renee dunham  to  Hosts and panelists : Is there any facility like the one in Illinois that we have locally?

12:52:34     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : In "Get In The Boat", Darlene Fuchs shares the powerful and poignant story of her father Richard's experience as a caregiver to his wife Gail during her decline into dementia. https://getintheboatbook.com/

12:55:47     From Karen Dotson : Thank you, Darlene, and to your father for sharing this intimately personal journey with others.  Powerful.

12:56:43     From Margie McWilliams : I found this, Illinois has a number of sites, the program is statewide. Pretty amazing!

12:56:49     From Margie McWilliams : https://hfs.illinois.gov/medicalprograms/slf.html#:~:text=%E2%80%8BIllinois%20developed%20the%20Supportive,take%20part%20in%20decision%2Dmaking.

12:57:00     From Virginia Keim  to  Hosts and panelists : Your Dad's journal was a teaching lesson for whatever caregiving we are faced with.  Thank you

12:58:54     From Rich Marquart  to  Hosts and panelists : Thanks Darlene.  It was a pleasure to hear your story

13:00:29     From Susan Jones : Excellent talk!  Thank you so much

13:01:15     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://www.linkedin.com/in/darlene-fuchs-46aa7447/

13:01:17     From mary mccullegan : Great information!! thank you!!

13:01:45     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092701665994