The Caregiver's Journal with Lance A. Slatton with Cindy-PT & Christina-ST "Family Caregiver"
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Enriched Life Home Care Services
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🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The Caregiver's Journal hosted by Lance A. Slatton with Cindy (PT) & Christina (ST) Hardin-Weiss.
The Caregiver's Journal is the show where we are sharing the caregiving experiences, stories, and wisdom of family caregivers.
Chapter 16 - "Family Caregiver":
About Madeline Bastida:
My name is Madeline Bastida, but most people call me Maddy. I'm a proud Puerto Rican from New York City, now living in Washington State. I'm a daughter, advocate, and creative soul navigating life while caring for my dad, Fernando, who is living with Alzheimer's.
Our journey began when my dad started showing early signs of memory loss, when he lived in Puerto Rico, and everything changed. I felt overwhelmed and alone, unsure of where to turn. But over time, I realized that this wasn't just a diagnosis, it was a chance to connect deeper, love harder, and find purpose through pain.
That's why I created my platform to share real, joyful, and honest moments between me and my dad, to remind others they're not alone. From dancing through sundowning episodes to finding peace in small wins, I've made it my mission to advocate for caregivers and those living with dementia or Alzheimer's.
I also volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association since they helped me a lot, I want to provide support. and I recently launched a fundraiser and awareness campaign through my Mindful Memory Solutions a website that I just created.
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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The The |
| 0:23.6 | The Welcome to the Caregivers Journal where we're telling real caregiver stories with real caregivers. We want to welcome a special guest today, Madeline Bastida. She's better known as |
| 0:55.1 | Maddie and she's all about joy. We're really excited to have her here today. But as always, |
| 1:00.6 | we're joined by the esteemed Cindy and Christina Hardin Weiss of Adaptive Equipment and Caregiving |
| 1:06.3 | Corner. Welcome. Thank you, Lance. It's always good to see you and catch up with you at least once a |
| 1:11.3 | month right at least once a month we could do more but I don't know if the internet |
| 1:15.0 | could handle it that's right it's always good to see you we miss Cindy today but she's |
| 1:20.1 | out saving the world so we'll excuse her and but we have a wonderful guest today |
| 1:24.7 | Madeline Bastida welcome better known as Maddie. |
| 1:28.2 | You're all about Joy and you're a family caregiver. |
| 1:31.3 | Would you take a moment and introduce yourself to our audience? |
| 1:34.6 | Hello, of course. |
| 1:36.0 | My name is Madeline Bastida, known as Maddie. |
| 1:39.0 | I live in the Pacific Northwest, and I care for my dad. |
| 1:43.7 | I am a corporate, I work in the corporate |
| 1:46.1 | America industry and then I also am a mother so I'm part of the blending |
| 1:50.5 | what we call the sandwich generation and I'm trying to navigate it like all |
| 1:54.6 | we are here right now I'm really big on helping breaking the stigma mostly in |
| 2:00.7 | the Hispanic community because it is needed. |
| 2:03.4 | And I just want to be able to bring joy as possible as I care for my dad that has Alzheimer's. |
| 2:10.2 | Well, thank you, Maddie. And, you know, I want to kind of start off. |
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