Interview with Stefanie Elkins from Leeza’s Place on May 5th, 1PM pacific

Interview with Stefanie Elkins on Leeza’s Place on May 5th, 1PM Pacific on blogtalkradio.com/kindethics. Listen live or download it later.

Leeza’s Place is celebrating their 4th anniversary. “A Caregiver’s Oasis” for families that are impacted by a loved one with a memory loss or chronic illness.

Taking care of a loved one with a memory disorder or chronic illness, can be an overwhelming and isolating experience for families. Leeza’s Place is a free community resource and referral center for family caregivers and for individuals with early stages of memory loss. We are a center of strength and purpose, providing help and hope through programs that Educate, Empower and Energize. We connect family caregivers to resources in the community and to each other for support. Leeza’s Place was developed in response to the challenges Leeza Gibbons, radio and TV personality, and her family encountered while seeking specific and needed support as caregivers.

Leeza’s Place teaches caregivers the importance of maintaining their own health while providing care to someone else.
Program Highlights include:
EDUCATION- Monthly caregiver workshops and presentations on a variety of topics related to illnesses and Caregiving.
EMPOWERMENT- Caregiver support groups, memory fitness, bereavement groups and scrapbooking-preserving family memories.
ENERGY- Prevention and wellness activities such as weekly exercise classes, Memory Television – a video production to capture your family history, guided meditation/visualization.

Leeza’s Place success is strongly based on the amazing quality support we get from volunteers/interns who provide various services. Volunteers/Interns serve as support group facilitators, provide on-site respite support during groups, and assist with programs and administrative work. We also seek dedicated individuals to assist with marketing and fundraising.

Contact
Stefanie Elkins, MJS, MM Yael Wyte, MSW
Circle of Care Leeza’s Place in Sherman Oaks Leeza’s Place at Olympia Medical Center
818-817-3259, selkins@leezasplace.org 323-932-5414, ywyte@leezasplace.org
5000 Van Nuys Suite 110, 5901 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 300A
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Los Angeles, CA 90036
Mon.-Thurs.; 10 am to 6 pm Friday; 10 am to 1pm Mon.,Wed.-Friday; 10am-6 pm Tues; 12-8 pm
Occasional late nights and Saturday’s

Local Leeza’s Place are funded by the generosity of the Circle of Care Foundation (Sherman Oaks) and Olympia Medical Center (Los Angeles).

Interview with Ron Roskos from the Brain Injury Association in Utah and brain injury survivor, Tammi Diaz on Thursday, April 22nd, 10AM Pacific.

Viki Kind interviews Ron Roskos from the Brain Injury Association in Utah and brain injury survivor, Tammi Diaz on Thursday, April 22nd, 10AM Pacific. Listen live or download later at blogtalkradio.com/kindethics.

Tammi is a brain injury survivor and brain injury advocate. Her blog is http://catmeowbraininjury2.blogspot.com/ . Hear her story from trauma to recovery to advocacy.

Ron Roskos is the director of the Brain Injury Association in Utah. The Brain Injury Association of Utah (BIAU) was created in 1984 as a 501©(3) non-profit organization. This Association is the only non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to education and support for the issues of prevention and recovery of brain injury in the state of Utah. The BIAU has coalitions with major hospitals, governmental agencies, and rehabilitation centers to provide a network of support, information, and help.
MISSION:
The mission of the Brain Injury Association of Utah is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.
VISION:
? Stimulate public and professional awareness of the problems of brain injury.
? Provide a central clearinghouse for information and resources for the individual with brain injury and their family.
? Develop a support network for individuals and family members.
? Support specialized brain injury rehabilitation programs. Encourage existing programs and support the development of new programs where none exist.

Brain Injury Association of Utah website www.biau.org
Tammi Diaz blog site – catmeowbraininjury.blogspot.com

Have a kind and respectful day.

National Healthcare Decisions Day Set for April 16, 2010

National Healthcare Decisions Day Set for April 16, 2010

KindEthics.com, along with other national, state and community organizations, are leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making—an effort that has culminated in the formal designation of April 16, 2010 as National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). As a participating organization, KindEthics.com is providing information and tools for the public to talk about their wishes with family, friends and healthcare providers, and execute written advance directives (healthcare power of attorney and living will) in accordance with your state laws. These resources are available on the KindEthics.com Resource Page.

For a free handout about advance care planning and advance directive forms, email Viki at viki@kindethics.com

“As a result of National Healthcare Decisions Day, many more people in our community can be expected to have thoughtful conversations about their healthcare decisions and complete reliable advance directives to make their wishes known,” said [List spokesperson name, title and organization]. “Fewer families and healthcare providers will have to struggle with making difficult healthcare decisions in the absence of guidance from the patient, and healthcare providers and facilities will be better equipped to address advance healthcare planning issues before a crisis and be better able to honor patient wishes when the time comes to do so.”

For more information about National Healthcare Decision Day, please visit www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org.

Have a kind and respectful day.

Kindness Reminder: Cook an old family recipe

People ask me, what can I do to make my loved one’s life a little better. Here is this weeks Kindness Reminder. To sign up for more fun and thoughtful ways to say I care and I am thinking about you, go to my website at KindEthics.com and sign up in the box at the top right.

When people live in institutions, they don’t get to experience the joy of a home cooked meal or the ability to cook the old family recipes anymore. And even those who don’t live in a facility, they still aren’t cooking like they used to. A good friend of mine, Jacque, used to prepare a stew or pot roast in a crock pot for me to take to my Dad’s house. He lived with his two sisters and the three of them loved the smell of the crock pot cooking all day.

If you can’t cook for the person, perhaps you can have someone prepare a favorite recipe and deliver it to the person. At the assisted living/dementia facility where my dad and my aunt lived, they had a family cooking area. My husband baked a chocolate souffle for them from scratch. They sure enjoyed watching him put it all together and they really enjoyed eating it.

Have a kind and respectful day.