The Oscars are nongenarians as this year (March 4) marks the 90th year that the annual Academy Awards will be held. Caregiving Club’s CEO Sherri Snelling has long been a fan of movies (it’s one of her personal “Me Time” activities) and has interviewed numerous...
It’s been more than 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday today with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of...
At Caregiving Club, we are avid pet lovers and believe in the power of pet therapy. Most of us here are dog owners which is why we are thrilled that 2018 is the “Year of the Dog” in the Chinese calendar. All year long we’ll offer various stories, interviews and...
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It has long been suspected weight gain is a slippery slope to breast cancer risk. Now studies are not only supporting this claim but also showing weight loss – even just 10 percent of total body weight – may also help prevent breast cancer. If you are one of the 65...
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...
Our wishes every year are for caregivers to find the balance they feel they may need in caring for their loved one and caring for themselves. This year we're sending caregivers more hugs (eight hugs a day have proven to be neuroprotective), more hygge (the...
We all know the talented actress, Kimberly Williams Paisley, mostly from her fresh-faced, "all-American girl" role in the Father of the Bride movies. We also know her as the lucky real-life bride to country crooner and music star, Brad Paisley. But it wasn't until...
As we celebrate American Independence Day, it brings to mind how dependent we are on our nation’s 65 million caregivers. Over the next 20+ years, the next civil rights issue we will face is a growing older population with more seniors needing care – whether diagnosed...
"I have a dream of a world without Alzheimer's." --Dan Gasby Dan Gasby and his celebrated wife B. Smith (known as Barbara to family and close friends) have always been partners – in love, in business, in life. As a former model turned beloved lifestyle icon with...
AARP hosts a caregiving conversation with Dan Gasby, husband and business partner to lifestyle icon, B. Smith, who was diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s a few years ago. Join Caregiving Club CEO, Sherri Snelling, as she talks with Dan and B. about their message...
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. And while feature films and mini-series have celebrated our former presidents, it...