Eldercare Success Nancy May, CareManity, LLC

What happens when we, the primary caregivers, get sick or injured?  Can our elderly parents, frail spouses, or other dependents help care for us? Too many of us let our own health fall short of where we need to be. This can make us miserable and add to the financial burdens on our families and others we love and care for. 
In this episode, I share several ways to get help from work colleagues, friends, neighbors, those we care for, and even from a few sources you might not have thought about.  I’ll also share a special antioxidant tea/brew that you can easily make at home.  It’s good for you and those you care for, even when you’re not ill.  Here’s that special recipe.
Olive and Basil Leaf tea:
 A large heaping tablespoon of dried olive leaves. Two or three large, dried bay leaves. Fresh ginger, which you can get at your local grocery store in the produce aisle. Honey to taste. Local unprocessed honey is the best!
Boil a pot of water. add the above ingredients and let steep until the water turns a goldish-green color.  Strain, drink, and enjoy –hot or cold This tea has been known to keep colds at bay (excuse the pun) and even help with tooth infections – should you ever have one. It's also delicious as an iced tea!
The benefits of bay and olive leaves are numerous. However, like any herb, they can interact with medications.  Please consult your medical professional before trying this tea, or other herbal teas.  
Bay Leaf, benefits:
Improving digestionReducing risk factors of type 2 diabetes.Lowering blood pressure.Helping provide extra vitamin C.Contains antibacterial properties.  Helps with sleep.
Olive leaf benefits, per Memorial Sloan Kettering:
Olive leaves contain oleuropein, which is thought to help reduce cholesterol levels and some levels of inflammation. Olive leaf extracts (OLE) also reduce glucose levels in the blood. Laboratory studies found that OLE can kill several microorganisms including yeasts, bacteria, and fungi. It was also shown to have anticancer effects, but more human studies are needed.
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Host:  Nancy May, Author of a

What’s it like to be diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia when you’re an entrepreneur running a successful business?  How can you recognize its symptoms for yourself or a loved one?
Can good things come out of a Lewy Body diagnosis?  Can someone continue to lead a meaningful life, run their business, and contribute to the world, society, or community after diagnosis?  
How do family and friends usually behave, once they hear about the diagnosis? 
What are the “silver bullets” that can help someone with Lewy Body Dementia now and as the disease progresses?
This next episode of Eldercare Success covers these and other interesting points.  You might be surprised even if you’re an experienced caregiver or medical professional.   
Episode Links:
4 Twidde: dementia-friendly comfort productDementia screening aid and personal logDr. Allen PowerEpisode: Dr. Michel OkunThe Power of Meaning (book)CareManity websiteBook: How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, AfterFree: File-of-LifeEldercare Success on YouTube
Guests: Barney Nelson: Barney Nelson, from Portland, OR. spent 2 decades working for a global technology company, then became an entrepreneur and ran a very successful business. In 2018, he noticed he was beginning to feel overwhelmed. It was more difficult to multitask and keep up with the pace of his business. He also started to experience tremors and hallucinations, leading to a Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) diagnosis in early 2019.
He is now a Dementia Advocate and speaks at conferences bringing the perspective of someone living with dementia. He is also a PAC Core Team Member with Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach To Care Organization. Additionally, his wife, Vicki, has a business that manufactures and sells dementia therapeutic aid products and he helps her with that.
G. Allen Power, MD is a renowned geriatrician, international educator, musician, composer, and author specializing in transformative care for older adults with changing cognitive abilities. He holds the Schlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation at the Waterloo Research Institute for Aging in Ontario and is a clinical associate professor at the University of Rochester, NY.
Dr. Power is the author of "Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing...

In this episode of Eldercare Success, we discuss the answers to a question that everyone should ask themselves before and while caring for an aging parent:  Is this a privilege, an obligation, or is it going to be a burden that I will regret?  If you’re already on the caregiving path, knowing the answer to this will color every decision you make along the way.
I recently asked this same question of other caregivers. Although a tough question to ask, the responses received surprised even me. It’s a complex, emotional subject that reveals valuable and useful ideas.
Episode Links:
CareManity websiteBook: How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, AfterFree: File-of-LifeEldercare Success on YouTube
Host:  Nancy May, Author of How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, After!  is an expert in managing the path of step-by-step caring for aging parents, even from over 1200 miles away. For a free, fillable File-of-Life go to www.howtosurvive911.com. Nancy is also the Co-Founder of CareManity LLC, and the private FaceBook group, Eldercare Success. She is also the new voice of the Caregiving Network.
Disclaimer: The views, perspectives, and opinions expressed in this show are those of the show guests and not directly those of the companies they serve or that of the host or the producer CareManity, LLC. The information discussed should not be considered or used as medical, legal, or financial advice. Please seek the advice of your own medical, legal, or financial advisors as each person’s situation differs. (c) Copyright 2023 CareManity, LLC all rights reserved.


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Who’s out there in the medical world fighting to protect our loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia? I address this big question, and others, with my guest, Dr. Allen Power, a geriatrician and noted expert in providing good care for and protecting aging adults.
In this episode, we look at the most recent push for FDA approval of Alzheimer’s drugs - those “magic pills” that we’re all hoping will save our parents from a fate we even fear for ourselves.  The most recent ones have some nasty side effects.  Why did the FDA review panel not want to approve the most publicized breakthrough (noted to have side effects of brain swelling and bleeding)?  What alternatives have been used for years that are known to have fewer side effects? 
But maybe there are ways for our aging parents, who might have dementia or Alzheimer’s, to help us help them.  And:
Can someone live well with dementia or Alzheimer’s?How can we determine if there are medication side effects that users can’t describe to us? How are our loved ones being treated or drugged by others when we don’t know about it?
There’s a lot more in store in this episode of Eldercare Success.   
Links:
Dr. Allen PowerBook: Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-BeingHelp for Alzheimer's Caregivers CareManity websiteBook: How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, AfterFree: File-of-LifeEldercare Success on YouTube
Guest: G. Allen Power, MD is a renowned geriatrician, international educator, musician, composer, and author specializing in transformative care for older adults with changing cognitive abilities. He holds the Schlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation at the Waterloo Research Institute for Aging in Ontario and is a clinical associate professor at the University of Rochester, NY.
Dr. Power is the author of "Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care," which won a 2010 Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing, and "Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being." In addition, he was honored as one of the "Five Leaders of Tomorrow" by Long-Term Living Magazine. His influential work has earned him recognition as one of the "Five Leaders of Tomorrow" by Long-Term Living Magazine.
As a sought-after speaker throughout the world, and is a powerful advocate for person-centered dementia care.
Host:  Nancy May, Author of How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During,...

Have you ever considered that your #career skills might be your secret weapon in helping you better survive caring for your aging parents well?  In this episode, I dive into how to think, and work through your #caregiving years, a bit differently.  I’ve often said that caring for our parents is like running a highly complex small enterprise.  That sounds a bit cold, but the ups, downs, ins, and outs can often be best managed if we understand how to leverage our career skills well. 
Listen in as I break down the components which are designed to help you manage this part of your life, and your # parents' care, with greater ease.  Thinking about how each aspect works together, how you can plan, and who your customers, vendors, and staff members are, can help relieve the added stress and strain that impacts our lives, #family, and careers.
Caring for our aging parents, or another loved one, isn’t easy, yet stepping back and looking at how the structural blocks of your care responsibilities work together can help. I’m pretty this episode will help you manage your caregiving years with a bit less stress.  It may even help your career! 


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In this episode, my guest Jeanne Denney and address how to talk about life's most difficult moments.
When the end of life draws near, what do those you’re caring for want for themselves? It’s a question that stops many dead in their tracks (no pun intended).  We are all drawn to, yet repelled from, asking questions about death and dying. Is it because of fear or some other reason?  What fears and taboos do we hold onto that keep us from sharing our wishes? What should we be afraid of? Should we even tell someone that they’re dying?  How do you make such a difficult subject easier to talk about? 
In this episode, my guest Jeanne Denney, a Somatic Therapist and founder of The Unusual School of Life Lessons, and I discuss the answers to some of those questions about death and dying. This subject is particularly interesting and useful as it involves discussions we may be afraid to have with those we care for and those who might wind up caring for us.  Talking about those final stages of life could help us actually better understand our loved ones and ourselves. 
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Episode Links:
Jean Denny: School of Unusual Life LearningEldercare Success on YouTubeCareManityHow to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, AfterSocial Media Links: FB, IG, Twitter (X), YouTube, LI
Guest: Jeanne Denny, who is a transpersonal and somatic psychotherapist, educator, hospice worker, healer, author of The Effects of Compassionate Presence on the Dying, and founder of the School of Unusual Life Learning (SoULL). 
Jeanne began her career as an engineer, and for the past 18 years, she’s worked to help people fearlessly embrace a life that includes aging, dying, and nature. This has involved years at bedsides with the elderly and children, in the study and research, in contributing pioneering ideas to somatic psychology, in death and grief work, teaching, and years of helping create and facilitate the Art of Dying Projects.  
Her insights on energy and the body through aging, illness, and dying are unique in that they are derived from a wide lens of human experiences and a deep understanding of our mortal journey.
Host:  Nancy May, is an award-winning family caregiving authority and author of a href="https://www.amazon.com/Survive-Medical-Emergencies-Step-Step/dp/1734841605" rel="noopener noreferrer"...