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The Hello and welcome to the Caregivers Journal, the show where we're talking with caregivers

about their experiences and their caregiving journey.

Welcome everyone to the Caregivers Journals podcast. Thank you so much for being with us today

here on Chapter 1. I would like to start with just asking the two of you to do a short introduction

for our viewers and listeners about who you are in your experiences. And I'll start with Roberta Carson.

Roberta, thank you so much for being here today. Thank you for having me.

My caregiving started when my 17-year-old son was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor,

and I cared for him for 27 months until he sadly passed.

It was a very overwhelming, stressful situation, and I am using that experience to help other

patients and family caregivers better navigate their own injuries and illnesses.

Thank you, Roberta, for being here today. Mr. Bruce McIntyre.

Yeah, my name is Bruce McIntyre. I'm the primary caregiver for my wife.

I have been for 20 years. She lives with dermatomyocitis, which is a rare disease. Some of our

desire out of just struggling through and figuring it out has turned into five books that I've written, and she speaks with

me on that sometimes. And also along the way, I was volunteering and wound up being the CEO of

the Oklahoma Parkinson's Alliance, which is work that I love serving patients and caregivers. And so glad to be here today.

We're glad to have you. Thank you, Bruce.

Well, now I'm going to turn it over to my co-host, Denise Brown, and Denise.

Thanks, Lance. Bruce, we're going to start with you.

I wonder if you could take us back into time and tell us about what your life was like

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