A Son’s Touching and Humorous Book About his Mom's Dementia and the People He Met While Visiting Her
From The Paid Leave Podcast · 32:59
Show by The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, Nancy Barrow
This episode focuses on dementia and the caregivers who are supporting a loved one. November is Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness, share information, and show support for the more than 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and the millions of caregivers affected. November is also National Family Caregivers Month. My guest John Scully knows about this world and has written a book called, Visited Mom Today: Conversations Through the Lens of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. It is a funny, touching, and heartfelt look at the world of dementia care and the people John met while visiting his mother. John and his siblings scheduled time that their mother would have someone with her when she was at home. CT Paid Leave was not available back then, but John says it would have been so helpful to them all so they could take time away from work with income replacement while they were caregiving for their mother. He says resources like CT Paid Leave could have helped them in so many ways, when his mother's paranoia was critical, to take time away from work to interview home healthcare workers or to interview memory care institutions. John volunteers with Hospice and is an end-of-life doula.For more information on John Scully's Book please visit: Visited Mom Today: Conversations through the Lens of Alzheimer's and Dementia: Scully, John D.: 9781954493735: Amazon.com: BooksFor more information or to apply for CT Paid Leave please visit: https://www.ctpaidleave.org/?language=en_US (ctpaidleave.org) https://ctpaidleave.org/s/?language=en_UShttps://www.facebook.com/CTPaidLeavehttps://www.instagram.com/ctpaidleave/https://twitter.com/CTPaidLeavehttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ct+paid+leave
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