passages in caregiving: turning chaos into confidence with gail sheehy
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Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: St. Anne's Church | 2140 Westheimer Road | MAP
Price: $35.00 (includes a copy of her NEW book Passages in Caregiving)
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JOIN US for a special engagement featuring Gail Sheehy, best-selling author, baby boomer expert and AARP’s 2009 Ambassador of Caregiving as she provides invaluable advice and guidance on caregiving through her own experience and that of other successful caregivers. In this seminar, Ms. Sheehy:
- Identifies the eight crucial stages of caregiving.
- Examines the arc of caregiving from the first signs of trouble.
- Answers the most important questions - How serious is it? What do I ask the doctor? How will this be paid for? What are our options?
- Offers new tips and strategies that you won’t find anywhere else.
About Gail Sheehy
As a literary journalist, Ms. Sheehy was one of the original contributors to New York magazine. A contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 1984, she won the Washington Journalism Review Award for Best Magazine Writer in America for her in-depth character portraits of national and world leaders, including both Presidents Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Ms. Sheehy is a seven-time recipient of the New York Newswomen’s Club Front Page Award for distinguished journalism.
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More About the Book Passages in Caregiving
At some time or another, just about everyone has been—or will be—responsible for giving care, for a sustained period, to someone close to them. Gail Sheehy, who has chronicled every major turning point for 20th century Americans, as well as reported on everything from politics to sexuality, knows firsthand the trials, fears, and rare joys of giving care. In Passages in Caregiving, she takes you by the hand and shows you that you will get through this, and you will do the right things. READ MORE
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Sponsored In part by the isla Carroll turner Friendship Trust
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