The Care Advocates with Lance A. Slatton & Sharon's Son, George (Advocating for Care)
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The Care Advocates is brought to you by the All Home Care Matters Media team and focuses on providing family caregivers and their loved ones with support, resources, and discussion on the issues facing them in the matrix of long-term care.
The Care Advocates are co-hosted by Lance A. Slatton & Dr. George Ackerman.
The Care Advocates are honored to welcome Anne Smith as guest to the show.
About Anne Smith:
Anne Smith shines a light on the often-overlooked realities of Parkinson's disease and the profound impact it has on both those living with the condition and the family members who care for them. In this powerful conversation with Lance A. Slatton, Anne discusses the growing number of Parkinson's diagnoses, the emotional toll of watching a loved one's health decline, and the financial challenges many families face after stepping away from careers to become full-time caregivers. Her insights offer a candid look at the sacrifices, struggles, and resilience required when navigating life with Parkinson's disease.
Anne also addresses one of the most important and sensitive topics in caregiving: caregiver burnout. Drawing from her own experiences and observations within caregiver communities, she speaks openly about exhaustion, sleep deprivation, frustration, and the emotional strain that can accompany caring for a loved one with Parkinson's. This meaningful discussion serves as both an educational resource and a reminder that caregivers need support, understanding, and compassion just as much as those they care for.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm I'm your co-host, Lance A. Slatin, and as always, I'm joined by my esteemed colleague and friend, Dr. George Ackerman, also known as Sharon's son, George. Welcome, George. How are you? |
| 0:46.7 | Good to see you. It's always an honor to be back, especially the topics on caregiving. And today's special guest is someone I consider family in the fight for a cure. |
| 0:54.7 | And we were just literally together in New York City. |
| 0:57.1 | And we'll talk about that. |
| 0:58.7 | Supporting Michael J. Fox Foundation at the Unity Walk, it was a third time. |
| 1:02.7 | But no bigger warrior than our guest today who stood out there waving and screaming, |
| 1:08.0 | cheering people on in the freezing cold. |
| 1:10.1 | And I couldn't feel my own hands for |
| 1:11.6 | probably four or five hours. So it's pretty... It's an honor to... |
| 1:16.9 | Worth every penny. I found out this morning. I just posted it $2 million raised. So all that |
| 1:25.0 | standing out in the rain was worth it, right? |
| 1:33.3 | Well, that's a good segue, George and Ann, to welcome you, Ann Smith, to the care advocates. We appreciate you joining us today. |
| 1:35.3 | You know, I'm going to kick it off and then I'm going to turn it over to George. |
| 1:39.3 | But, you know, you were a longtime family caregiver and you're a tremendous advocate for Parkinson's |
| 1:45.5 | disease, but I think it's important to note that the scope of the disease does not just |
| 1:51.0 | affect the people who have the disease. It affects their family. Why don't you share a little |
| 1:55.5 | bit about your story and how that really directly impacted you as the caregiver for your father? |
| 2:01.8 | I would, I'll go after George and I'll just say I'm Mickey's daughter, Annie. |
| 2:07.2 | Okay, so, because I do consider George Lake family. |
| 2:11.6 | For 17 years about, I did advocacy work, but I did it all on, like, private social media. And then when, |
| 2:23.9 | when, you know, I got featured on nationally on something, and George was the first person that |
| 2:30.9 | reached out to me. And he was the first person I ever met that, |
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