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Marc and Valarie Ellsworth share their experiences helping Marc's mother Cleora as she ages from selling her car, getting her to move in with family, dealing with dementia related behaviors, placing her in assisted living, etc. It is a genuine conversation with 2 great people doing their best to care for one they love.

Death Doula, Jen Paul, talks about her experience with death and passing. We cover how can we support the dying and those dealing with loss.

She talks about her experience with https://thresholdchoir.org/ and as a life celebrant http://www.lifepassages.co/

Check out the five wishes document: https://fivewishes.org/Home - It's a good place to start having the conversation with those we love.

Mentioned was the "We Don't Die" podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/we-dont-die with Sandra Champlain

There are many other resources on the topic for your piqued interest:

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Death-Midwifery-Introduction-Beginners/dp/1439229066/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1574898451&refinements=p_27%3AJoellyn+St.+Pierre+DDiv&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Joellyn+St.+Pierre+DDiv

https://www.qualityoflifecare.com/founder.html

https://www.darrenhartmedium.co.uk/439502235

Attorney Jake Carlson discusses Living Wills, Long Term Care Insurance, and how to pass on one's values as well as their assets upon death. He also shares some experiences from those who didn't take the proper steps and it caused much expense and heartache.

Tyler Maxson's psychology practice focuses on age related disorders. He spends a lot of time with seniors and their families helping them deal with the mental part of aging. This is one of my favorite conversations to date as Tyler is as genuine a person as he is kind. One of the great benefits to doing this podcast is talking with people like Tyler who truly love the work that they do with seniors.

Beth O'Connor discusses the challenges that seniors in rural areas face and how to help and assist them. We cover many items in the conversation and links to things that came up are below:

Virginia Rural Health Association - https://vrha.org/
Arizona Rural Health Association - https://www.azrhassociation.org/
Maricopa Area Agency on Aging - https://www.aaaphx.org/
Automatic Pill Dispenser (there are many) - https://www.amazon.com/pill-XL-Automatic-Medication-Institutional/dp/B00020BK9S
For advocacy Arizona representatives Twitter handles: @SenatorSinema, @SenMcSallyAZ, @repohalleran, @RepKirkpatrick, @RepAndyBiggsAZ, @RepDavid, @RepRubenGallego, @RepDLesko, @RepGregStanton

Elder Care and Senior Attorney Charlotte Johnson covers the many facets of providing care for seniors and how an elder care attorney can help.



https://elderlawofaz.com
https://www.davismiles.com/attorney/charlotte-c-johnson/
Charlotte Johnson: 480-344-4033