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Episode 1: Meet Your Hosts, Bobbi and Mike
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Konten disediakan oleh Bobbi and Michael Carducci and Michael Carducci. Semua konten podcast termasuk episode, grafik, dan deskripsi podcast diunggah dan disediakan langsung oleh Bobbi and Michael Carducci and Michael Carducci atau mitra platform podcast mereka. Jika Anda yakin seseorang menggunakan karya berhak cipta Anda tanpa izin, Anda dapat mengikuti proses yang diuraikan di sini https://id.player.fm/legal.
Welcome to Dementia Spotlight! tips, truths, and straight talk about Alzheimer’s and the many other forms of dementia.
Interesting and informative guests will join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. On the opposite Wednesdays, we will provide straight talk about what people need to know before and after caregiving begins, including controversial issues others tend to avoid
After Mike's mother passed away in July 2002, Bobbi and Mike took in Rodger, Mike's father and quickly realized they were unprepared for the demands of caring for someone with dementia. For the next seven years, Bobbi and Mike were on the emotional roller coaster that is dementia care, and during that time, they gained knowledge of dementia and dementia behaviors and as Bobbi often says, "learned how to creative problem solve on the run."
When Rodger passed away in July 2009, Bobbi and Mike have dedicated their lives to sharing their personal journey and learning all they can in order to support other dementia caregivers. Bobbi has achieved certifications as a Caregiver Consultant (CCC) and Caregiver Educator (CCE); Mike has achieved certifications as Caregiver Advocate (CCA) and Music Therapist (CMT).
With Dementia Spotlight, they will offer emotional support, practical tips and coping mechanisms to caregivers who often find themselves overwhelmed with fatigue, grief and even anger.
Caregiving comes naturally to Bobbi. "I come from a long line of caregivers, starting with my Great Grandmother's sister, Nellie, who took in my grandmother's newborn sister when their mother died in childbirth. Since then every generation has had at least one person caring for loved ones. Family takes care of family is ingrained in our beliefs. That doesn't mean it's right for everyone. Being a home caregiver is incredibly hard and no one should feel guilty if they choose to allow others to step in. Not everyone is cut out to wrestle alligators while herding a dozen cats and being constantly tuned in to another's needs when sleep deprived and in desperate need to go to the bathroom."
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