An Interview with Author and Alzheimer's Advocate Nancy Poland
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2022
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Nancy Poland is a writer and speaker focusing on caregiving. As a volunteer educator for the Alzheimer’s Association, she brings her experience as a caregiver for her dad, who was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. She published her first book, “Dancing With Lewy”, narrating their experience. Her second book, “Remarkable Caregiving: The Care of Family and Friends” is a collection of true stories from six caregivers thrust into unplanned circumstances as they emerge wiser and more resilient. Nancy is also a member of AlzhAuthors.
Nancy issues a monthly newsletter, “Caring for the Caregiver”, blogs about caregiving, and communicates to caregivers in social media and in person. She offers workshops, keynote talks and webinars offering true life stories and practical tools for caregivers. She just completed a series of four Christian Education classes at her church based on “Remarkable Caregiving.” They explored ways of developing sensitivity and support for caregivers, fulfilling the scripture “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to All Home Care Matters, the show where we discuss all things home care. |
| 0:06.0 | With discussions on important age-related matters and topics, |
| 0:10.0 | brought to you by Enriched Life Home Care Services, |
| 0:13.0 | the number one rated home care provider in Michigan by top rated local. |
| 0:26.0 | Hello and welcome to All Home Care Matters. |
| 0:28.0 | If this is your first time visiting us here at the show, |
| 0:30.0 | we want to say thank you for taking time out to be with us today. |
| 0:33.0 | We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is. |
| 0:36.0 | And that's why we try and make each episode here at All Home Care Matters, |
| 0:39.0 | something that will hopefully matter to you. |
| 0:41.0 | Today, we are honored to welcome a very special guest. |
| 0:44.0 | She is a writer, an author, as well as a caregiver, |
| 0:47.0 | and Alzheimer's advocate is Nancy Poland. Welcome Nancy. |
| 0:51.0 | Thank you. I'm very pleased to be here with you today, Lance. |
| 0:55.0 | Absolutely. So Nancy, let's start with where it kind of all began for you |
| 1:00.0 | and your journey here as a caregiver supporter, an author on books on dementia, |
| 1:06.0 | and your volunteer work you do with educating through the Alzheimer's Association. |
| 1:11.0 | When did this journey first begin for you? |
| 1:14.0 | Let's start it as my parents were aging. |
| 1:17.0 | And my dad started showing signs, not even so much forgetfulness, |
| 1:22.0 | but he would lose things. |
| 1:24.0 | But, you know, turn out what's called as executive functioning was effective. |
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