The Care Advocates with Lance A. Slatton & Sharon's Son, George with Sherrell D. Mims

All Home Care Matters

Enriched Life Home Care Services

Alzheimers, Caregiver, Healthcare, Homecare, Health, Dementia, Health & Fitness, Care, Education

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 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 honored to welcome, Sherrell D. Mims as guest to the show.

About Sherrell D. Mims:

Evangelist Sherrell D. Mims known as the "Queen of Empowering Caregivers" is a bestselling author and contributor of several books that have captivated readers worldwide. Also known for her brand Ms. Sherrell Speaks, the speaker has shared her story as a teacher, caregiver, and entrepreneur. Her book entitled "I Will Wait Until Morning: A Caregiver’s Memoir on Assisting a Loved One with Cancer", captured millions of readers as Sherrell went deeper into her personal journey and experiences. Sherrell's latest Amazon #1 Bestsellers; "A Caregiver's Expression: Mother's Day Anthology, Volume 1 and For the Love of Caregiving" sweeps the nation with a Heart-Centered anthologies geared towards caregivers.

Additionally, Sherrell is a Registered Nurse of two decades and counting; the visionary of Global Caregivers Network LLC and Chief Executive Officer of Global Caregiver Speakers. Sherrell's Motto: "We Love Our Global Caregivers and Speakers."

About Lance A. Slatton - The Senior Care Influencer:

Lance A. Slatton is an author, writer, host, producer, healthcare professional for over 20 years, and renownedly known as "The Senior Care Influencer".

Lance A. Slatton is the host of the Award-Winning podcast & YouTube show All Home Care Matters. He is also a senior case manager at Enriched Life Home Care Services in Livonia, MI.

Lance was named as "50 under 50" for 2023 and received the distinction as the Top Influencer for Healthcare and Advocacy for 2024. Lance is also a columnist for multiple healthcare and news websites and and is the author of the award winning book "The All Home Care Matters Official Family Caregivers' Guide".

About Sharon's Son, George:

Dr. George Ackerman (Sharon’s son) is from Brooklyn, N.Y. Now residing in Florida, he works in the fields of law, police, and education.

George lost his mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman on 1/1/2020 due to Parkinson’s Disease. George wanted to honor his mother and continue to help in the Parkinson’s awareness cause and did not know how to bring change.

George started TogetherForSharon® as a family for the purpose of keeping his mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman’s, memory alive and to share the message of Parkinson’s Awareness and hope for a cure.

Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Hello and welcome back to the care advocates where we're advocating for you.
0:40.3	Today we're honored to welcome a special guest. Shirel D. Membs, the founder and CEO of the Global Caregivers Network and Global Caregiver Speakers.
0:47.3	Welcome everyone back to the Care Advocates.
0:50.3	I am your co-host, Lance A. Slatin, along with my esteemed colleague and friend, Dr. George Ackerman, from Togetherfor-Sharon.com.
0:57.4	We have a special guest with us joining us, Ms. Shirel D. Membs, the founder and CEO of Global Caregivers Network and the Global Caregivers' Network and the Global Caregivers' Speakers.
1:06.6	Welcome, Shirel. How are you today?
1:08.5	I am fantastic. How are you today? I am fantastic. How are you guys doing?
1:14.8	Wonderful, wonderful. Well, we're excited to welcome you here at the care advocates.
1:18.0	I'm going to turn it over to George, and he's going to get us started.
1:26.2	Welcome again. It's great to always work together advocating for so many important issues around the world, especially for caregivers.
1:28.4	I wanted to start us off today.
1:33.8	If you could talk a little bit about your experience and also the topic of self-care awareness.
1:37.2	It's a really important one, especially in the new year.
1:39.9	This is for me, George.
1:40.8	Dr. George?
1:48.5	I mean, they're always for you because I have so much important questions that you inspire me and so many around the world.
1:50.9	Well, I mean, we can talk about self-care.
1:52.6	Are we talking my self-care awareness?
1:57.8	That means everyone need to be taking care of themselves, making themselves a priority.
1:59.7	Yeah, that would be amazing.
2:01.5	And also, if you could tell us a little bit about your background, too. Sure. So I am Cheryl D. Mims. I am the founder and CEO of Global Caregivers
2:10.0	Network and Global Caregiver speakers. Let me just a little bit about me. So let's go back.
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