The Care Advocates with Lance A. Slatton & Sharon's Son, George "Family Caregiving"
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 25 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, Wendy Kaufman-Aflalo and Barry Kaufman as guest to the show.
About Wendy Kaufman-Aflalo & Barry Kaufman:
Wendy & Barry co-host a podcast called "This Is Your Brain on Mom", where they explore the challenges, humor, and unexpected moments of caring for their mom, who is living with dementia.
Their episodes mix advocacy, storytelling, and humor to shed light on the realities of caregiving, while also providing comfort and connection for others navigating similar journeys.
Barry brings a naturally comedic perspective and a knack for keeping conversations light and engaging, while Wendy focused on storytelling and navigating the practical aspects of caregiving.
Together, they aim to give a candid, relatable look at what it's like to support a loved one with dementia—balancing heartfelt moments with humor and honesty.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm I'm your co-host, Lance A. Slatton, as always, joined by my esteemed |
| 0:38.8 | colleague and friend, Dr. George Ackerman, better known as Sharon's son, from Together for Sharon. |
| 0:44.0 | George, we have two great guests with us today. We have Barry and Wendy Kaufman. Welcome, Barry. |
| 0:49.5 | Welcome, Wendy. How are you? We're great. Thanks for having us. |
| 0:52.9 | Our pleasure. |
| 0:58.2 | Why don't each of you take a moment and introduce yourselves to our viewers and listeners. |
| 0:59.4 | Wendy will start with you. |
| 1:02.0 | My name is Wendy Kaufman. I am the youngest of three. |
| 1:05.0 | I'm Barry's younger sister. |
| 1:06.9 | I am a audio editor and voice talent based out of Montreal, Quebec. |
| 1:12.8 | And I am the primary caregiver for our mom with Alzheimer's disease. |
| 1:18.1 | Thank you, Wendy. |
| 1:19.3 | Welcome, Barry. |
| 1:21.1 | Hey, hi. |
| 1:22.2 | I'm Barry. |
| 1:23.5 | I'm obviously one of Wendy's older brothers. |
| 1:26.4 | I am the middle child, often forgotten in the mix, you know. I'm Jan. I'm obviously one of Wendy's older brothers. I'm the middle child, often forgotten in the mix, you know. |
| 1:30.7 | I'm Jan. |
| 1:34.0 | When I'm not, you know, advocating for my mom, taking care of my mom and dealing with all things, mom. |
| 1:39.9 | I'm a many things. |
| 1:43.0 | I work as an operations manager for a distributor. |
| 1:46.6 | I teach part-time at a university in Montreal. |
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