Linda Burhans - Author and Host of Connecting Caregivers Radio

As an expert in Caregiver Advocacy, Linda Burhans has facilitated over 1500 support groups. Linda will share lessons learned and coping tools that have helped thousands of caregivers who attend her events or or tune to her weekly radio show, Tips for Caregivers. Author of Connecting Caregivers and Good Night and God Bless: Celebrating love, laughter, and the lessons of loss

• Linda Burhans https://lindaburhans.com/
• NEXT CONFERENCE COMING November 14, 15, & 16, 2023 https://connectingcaregiversconference.com
•  YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@connectingcaregiversradiow1692

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Questions Asked

• Good night and God Bless, thank you for sharing, and abundant thanks and gratitude to your Mother And your Family for taking your ordered steps for your caregiver caregiving life JOURNEY
• Can you talk about Caregivers who have jobs and work interrupted because of caregiving duties. Now many baby older baby boomer caregivers have not been able to save money to prepare for retirement years. Some caregivers went back to work and were diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and other medical conditions, lost their health insurance and could not get low income health insurance coverage. What kind of support or resources can you suggest or should caregivers search to find.
• How do you help someone who has been diagnosed with MCI who is in denial and refuse to have any conversation?
• """Who takes care of the caregiver?"" Remember the story about the oldest person in the world who was 116 years of age. She lived in New York. The caregiver family member was age 70 or 80 taking care of someone 116 years of age. They both needed someone to care for them. Can you imagine?"
• Cheaper than antidepressant...good viewpoint...art work creativity and joy inspiration
• When is your radio show on and how can we listen or participate?
• Do you have ongoing support groups that are open for participation and memberships?
• What is MCI?
• What is the YouTube channel?
• Mild Cognitive Impairment, is this a diagnosis that medical community will give and provide and give care?
• What about Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas? wasn't Kirk Douglas 103 or 104?

Chat Transcript

12:09:11     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Good Night and God Bless: Celebrating love, laughter, and the lessons of loss https://lindaburhans.com/books/

12:09:53     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Linda Burhans https://lindaburhans.com/

12:25:38     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Using LEGO Bricks and Pieces to Create a Positive Experience for those living with Dementia https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/using-lego-bricks-and-pieces-to-create-a-positive-experience-for-those-living-with-dementia

12:26:09     From  Puru Puru   to   Hosts and panelists : ????

12:26:53     From  Puru Puru   to   Hosts and panelists : It is all sounding some part of my story...its common nuances of caregiving

12:29:57     From  Janet Gritz : I hear echo but it's OK

12:32:26     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Radio Show https://lindaburhans.com/radio-show/

12:34:08     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : NEXT CONFERENCE COMING

November 14, 15, & 16, 2023 https://connectingcaregiversconference.com/

12:35:28     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://www.youtube.com/@connectingcaregiversradiow1692

12:36:23     From  Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Connecting Caregivers Radio With Linda Burhans https://www.youtube.com/@connectingcaregiversradiow1692

12:38:53     From  Sharon Sirkis : thank you so much, so helpful

12:38:53     From  Carla Andersen : terrific conversation and content. I've been caregiving for more than 40 years, including round-the-clock care for spinal cord and brain injured spouse while raising a preschooler. Those experiences made attending the" dearly departing" more manageable, but helping those with dementia is rarely easy as my beloved mother-in-law is teaching me. Thank you so much Linda for your wisdom and ability to share it so eloquently. Learning how to care for others must evolve to help all humans live out their lives with dignity and comfort.