This article was originally published on PBS Next Avenue While Julianne Moore can start clearing space on her mantel for that best actress golden Oscar statuette, it is the troupe of passionate players at the heart of this story – an author, writers, producers,...
The physician-assisted end-of-life debate received a jolt the last few weeks as an unlikely heroine for the Death With Dignity movement emerged in the 29-year-old terminally ill brain cancer patient Brittany Maynard. Given the choice of a painful death where her...
This article originally appeared on Next Avenue When she stepped out onto the stage at a recent AARP convention, Joan Lunden looked as sunny and radiant as she always has as a 17-year co-host on “Good Morning America” in the ‘80s and ‘90s and more recently as the...
In honor of National Friendship Day - August 3 - we celebrate the special caregiving friendship of Alana Stewart and Farrah Fawcett. Here is their story... Some friendships last a lifetime. And then there is Alana and Farrah. For Alana Stewart and the late Farrah...
On President’s Day, we honor two great men who have led this country through its creation and one of its most trying times – namely George Washington and Abraham Lincoln respectively. But today I honor the First Ladies who have helped care for this nation and in turn...
As the Seattle Seahawks celebrate their glory as victors in Super Bowl XLVIII this Sunday, another NFL victory took place off the gridiron several years ago and was led by a warrior woman. Her name is Sylvia Mackey, wife of NFL Hall of Fame and 1971 Super Bowl hero...
Sherri Snelling talked to America's financial goddess, Suze Orman, and found when it comes to caregiving, we all face challenges with money. Read Suze's story as caregiver to her mom and what she learned about the costs of long-term care. You can also read this...
I first met Joan Lunden on the set of a special TV program Joan hosted for RLTV, “Taking Care with Joan Lunden,” where Joan interviewed me as an expert on caring for an older loved one at home. I turned the tables on Joan and interviewed the famous interviewer for...
During the fall Mondays typically mean Monday Night Football. But the heroes are not always found on the gridiron - sometimes it is the caregiver on the sidelines whom we should applaud. Sylvia Mackey, wife of NFL Hall of Fame player John Mackey of the Baltimore...
America's financial guru, Suze Orman dispenses expert advice via TV, radio, her books and her Web site on how to manage your money and make it work for you. But when she became a caregiver to her mother, she learned even experts encounter challenges that can cost...
All caregiving can be exhausting, frustrating, overwhelming and stressful but for the caregivers of those with a mental health issue the societal stigma you face creates additional challenges. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 4 adults...
And the Awards Goes to . . . Fifth Annual CARE-Y Awards℠ – Caregivers on TV For the last five years I have bestowed my own version of the Emmy® Awards – something I call the CARE-Y Awards℠ that acknowledges both the reel stars and episodes in the past year’s TV...