The Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation and Today’s Caregiver Magazine (www.Caregiver.com), since 1995, the nation’s leading support, training and educational organization for family and professional caregivers are hosting the 303rd Fearless Caregiver Conference seminar, expo and lunch May 04 at the Ascension Catholic Community.
“After two and a half years of virtual events, we are extremely pleased to host our 5th in-person event in Melbourne Florida as part of the 26th anniversary Fearless Caregiver Conference tour. I’m looking forward to a great day of education, support and sharing with Brevard County caregivers on May 4, 2023,” said Gary Edward Barg, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Today’s Caregiver magazine and FearlessCaregiver.com, author of the books, “The Fearless Caregiver,” “The Caregiving Ties that Bind,” “You Are Not Alone,” and host of the Fearless Caregiver Conferences.
Fearless Caregiver conferences have been developed by Today’s Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com to offer family and professional caregivers valuable training; teaching them, among other things, to become equal members of their loved one’s care team, develop techniques to create much needed respite, build an effective support network of family and friends, and to learn the importance of caring for themselves as they care for their loved ones.
Family and Professional caregivers concerned with aging, disability, legal, Social Security issues come together at each of these seminar/lunch events and learn how to become more fearless in their caregiving role.
More than 100,000 family and professional caregivers in 27 states have learned how to become a Fearless Caregiver Advocate for their loved ones, clients, and themselves.
What Support Is Available for Brevard County Caregivers? The financial decisions made at the state level have enormous consequences to every family caregiver. Join caregiving experts for the day to learn how these decisions will affect you and what support will be available as you care for your loved ones.
The remaining stops on the 26th annual Fearless Caregiver conference tour will be held in Boynton Beach, Miami, Boca Raton, Port Saint Lucie, Fort Lauderdale, New Haven, Ct. and Williamsburg, Va. As before, we look forward to hundreds of family and professional caregivers participating in full-day events where they received answers to their caregiving questions from physicians, spiritual leaders, and healthcare experts in topics such as legal issues, Alzheimer’s care, cancer, autism, stoke, Social Security, Medicare, Veterans benefits, diabetes, incontinence and Parkinson’s throughout the day.
Fearless Caregiver Conference participants will learn:
• What support is available for family caregivers • Where the money is for caregivers • How to partner with their family members • How to ask questions of healthcare leaders in the area • How to get a loved one to stop driving • Share information with their fellow caregivers
Who Should Attend?
• Children of aging parents • Parents caring for children • Spousal caregivers • Long-distance caregivers • Grandparent caregivers • Pastoral caregivers • Volunteer caregivers
To register for the events: 954-362-8126, cathy@caregiver.com or online at caregiver.com. Lunch is included.
Caregiver.com, Inc. Gary Barg 954-362-8126 www.caregiver.com
Cranberry Junction Ice Cream, under the leadership of Mohammad Mahmoud, in Hackensack, New Jersey, once again brings holiday delight to caregivers, essential workers and local providers through Cranberry Junction’s Cones for Caregivers Program with expansion set for this 2023 year.
Mr. Mahmoud not only has his roots based in being a serial entrepreneur but a philanthropist, always extending a helping hand within the community. Cranberry Junction’s Cones For Caregivers Program was born in the midst of the pandemic. Mr. Mahmoud reflects back to November 2020 when this program was born from his desire to make a difference in the lives of the healthcare and essential workers that were battling death around them here in the Tristate area and wanting them to know how much they were appreciated by their community. He recalls, “I felt compelled to do something but we were all socially distancing or in quarantine. I remember thinking ice cream is always so loved by people but would that be enough or would they feel undervalued by the gesture? And then listened to my intuition and was so glad I did. The first hospital we went to the workers cried because these ice cream cones gave them hope in what seemed for all of us a hopeless situation and the ice cream and gesture made them feel connected to life outside of the pandemic. There was no question in my mind after that visit that this wasn’t going to be a one-off event and our Cones for Caregivers program was born.”
You will often find Mr. Mahmoud through Cranberry Junction’s prominent stature within the community being able to support and uplift his community.
To round out the 2022 year, Cranberry Junction Ice Cream donated to Hackensack’s Police, Fire and Health Departments, Atlas Healthcare at Maywood, Hackensack University Medical Center and Holy Name Hospital emergency room department on New Year’s Eve.
The expansion of the program is set to take place with the start of the 2023 New Year. Cranberry Junction had already dabbled expanding through the last 2 years with ice cream and chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine’s day with wildly successful results as well. Led Head Volunteer of the Cones for Caregivers Program, Juan Miguel Matos has been involved since it’s inception. Mr. Juan M. Matos, a graduate of Don Bosco Prep and current student of Sacred Heart University, has gone on each of the runs. “From the very first time to our most recent time delivering our ice cream, I see how important it is to let our caregivers know how much they are appreciated and loved by not only Mr. Mahmoud and the team at Cranberry Junction but by their community at large. “This most recent delivery reminded me that even though for the majority of us life has made a return to somewhat normalcy but not to our caregivers. They are still required to wear masks to work and care for us. I was so touched by each and every one of the places we went with their humility and humbleness. Some even asked why were we picked? Why did we deserve this? And I thought, to us at Cranberry Junction you are part of our community, you are family and you deserve to know we see you and you are loved by us,” state Matos. “I can’t wait to see everyone we bless this year!” Mr. Matos added.
To date Cranberry Junction’s Cones for Caregivers Program has gone to dozens of facilities and departments within those facilities and has lovingly served thousands of caregivers the best homemade premium ice cream made right within their community.
About Cranberry Junction Ice Cream/Mohammad Mahmoud Cranberry Junction is located in a quaint decommissioned train station in the heart of Hackensack, New Jersey. Under Mr. Mahmoud’s leadership, Cranberry Junction in it’s 3 short years has put homemade premium ice cream with creative regular and vegan flavors on the map for New Jersey. Mr. Mahmoud, through Cranberry Junction, has served the local Bergen County community past and present by connecting with local organizations to give back in big ways. He hopes to continue to inspire others to do the same.
Best Seller Publishing announces the release of Eric James Millers new #1 international best-selling book, A Caregivers Journey: Self-Care For Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia and Alzheimers. It will be available for free download in the Amazon Kindle Store until April 30th.
This book is for those who find themselves in a primary or secondary caregiving role for an aging parent or other loved one suffering from Alzheimers Disease or other type of dementia. Part memoir, part self-help guide, Eric hopes it will serve as the roadmap he wish he had and help other caregivers know what to expect and how to plan for the challenges they are likely to face.
Managing the comfort, health, safety and finances of a loved one in their declining years is not easy. Especially if that loved one increasingly becomes depressed, agitated, delusional, or worse. The physical, mental and even spiritual demands can come on gradually, or quickly. They can re-open old conflicts within a family and usually do eventually take over the primary caregivers life.
In addition to presenting five rules for being a caregiver that Eric learned over the course of dealing with his mothers 15-year plus struggle; in clear, plain, non-medical jargon he discusses the differences between the practical and the clinical definitions of Alzheimers and dementia for both the patient and the caregiver. Eric talks about the stages of being a caregiver in addition to the stages of the disease, the importance of coping with and managing the associated stress that comes with being a caregiver, the pros and cons of different types of care facilities and treatment options to consider, what to look for, what to watch out for and how to make the most out of the time you have left with your loved one.
Eric hopes that by being honest about his journey and sharing tips for admitting to and coping with the stress of being a caregiver, other caregivers will understand the importance of caring for themselves on their own caregiving journeys. Because no matter how great a job youre doing as a caregiver, a dead caregiver is the worst caregiver of all.
A Caregivers Journey by Eric James Miller is free and available for download on Amazon for 5 days (04/26/2021 – 04/30/2021) at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091MPN33H
A Caregivers Journey has a 5-star rating on Amazon.com. Heres what some people are saying:
A Caregivers Journey by Eric Miller is both a page-turning story of the decline of Millers mother, a delightful, wonderful womanwho was his best friendand a practical guide to caregivers, chock full of information and advice. It should be required reading for everyonepeople with aging parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents; and friends and acquaintances of caregivers, no matter what life circumstances have brought caregiving into their lives. You may not beor may not knowa caregiver now, but unless you are a hermit, chances are you will, at some point in your life, be or know a caregiver. And friends, caregiving is a community concern.
I was only 25 pages into Millers book before I was gobsmacked with the vital importance of caring for our caregivers, whether that means our family members, our friends, or ourselves. I was beset with guilty questions about whether I have been caring enough about, or even tuned into, the caregiving responsibilities of people in my sphere.
Eric Miller does more than paint a heart-rending picture of the decline of his mothers cognitive ability and his own ability to give her care against the overwhelming odds of the demons that possessed her mind.
A Caregivers Journey is chock full of practical advice for all of us, like his rules for caregivers, and his practical information about cognitive decline and planning ahead. And if you dont know the simple distinctions between Alzheimers and dementiaas I didntyou should get Millers book.
Miller is additionally helpful with his chapters on what to expect as a caregiver; the stages of caregivers journey; steps in dealing with caregiving; care facilities and treatment options; good things to do before its too late; and especially, making the most out of the time we have left. – Ann Marshall.
This book will be of great interest and value to anyone responsible for the care of a loved one with dementia, and to all readers wishing to learn more about this critically important topical subject. The author presents a case history with authoritative and comprehensive information on what to expect and how to deal with the deteriorating situation to the end. His five concise rules for caregivers will be invaluable to anyone who is (or will be) in a similar situation. The five rules are followed up with solid and useful advice. My recently deceased aunt went through a similar, but shorter, decline with only a niece to see after her. It would have been most helpful to have had a copy of this book for a guide during that time. – George S.
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About the Author:
Former adventurer who once hid behind a Canon AE-1 to explore the world, Eric James Miller is a full-time author/editor and part-time wellness coach who lives on the edge of the great neon oasis where he occasionally bumps into ghosts and other interesting personalities.
His new book, A Caregivers Journey, shares the challenges and hard lessons learned during his mothers long struggle with dementia and Alzheimers. Part memoir, part self-help guide, it digs beneath the surface and examines several hard truths about caregiving in the hope that it will serve as a roadmap for other caregivers to plan and prepare and cope with their own journeys.
His much lighter, humorous side, reveals itself in both his spooky, modern-day ghost story, For Rent: Dangerous Paradise, and the road trip romantic-comedy The Metaphysics of Nudity. You can find him online on his blog, www.thecaregivingproject.com, or see what hes up to at Writers of Southern Nevada where he serves as president for the literary non-profit.
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