by Christy Turner | Sep 17, 2019 | Care Partners, Dementia Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode People with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders are typically portrayed in media as elderly white people. On television, it’s often a white man in the emergency department, accompanied by his wife, sometimes with a frantic son...
by Christy Turner | Sep 8, 2019 | Care Partners, Communication, Dementia Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode I was invited to be part of the speaker faculty for the Inaugural Building Bridges of Hope & Connecting Circles of Care Dementia Cruise & Conference this past April. That’s where I met Phil Gutis, who became our Assistant Sherpa here on the...
by Christy Turner | Sep 2, 2019 | Care Partners, Communication, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode is part two of the conversation Phil Gutis, our Assistant Sherpa, and I start in episode 109: The Randy Rainbow Debacle. That episode gives you the backstory and context to fully appreciate this episode, so if you haven’t already, go check...
by Christy Turner | Aug 25, 2019 | Care Partners, Communication, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode “So, I had another little incident with memory, the vast memory hole, which left me crying in a restaurant.” Because that’s how Phil Gutis, our Assistant Sherpa, started our conversation this past Wednesday, I knew it was going to be...
by Christy Turner | Aug 9, 2019 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Good news, Phil Phans! Phil Gutis, our Assistant Sherpa, is with us today. Beyond giving you a little peek inside what it’s like to be part of a clinical trial, Phil shares specific things he does that help him feel his best and the effect a busy day...
by Christy Turner | Jul 23, 2019 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Several years ago, Jamie Tyrone was exhibiting symptoms of MS and given the diagnosis. But something still seemed amiss. She was determined to unravel the mystery, and that’s where we pick up Jamie’s remarkable and inspiring story in this episode. A...
