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| Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A. |
Today I have the
great pleasure of being the host on Day 8 of the Virtual Blog Tour of author Carolyn A.
Brent whose book Why
Wait? The Baby Boomers' Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally
for a Parent’s Death launches on Amazon on Tuesday November 15, 2011.
Author Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A. is a former clinical educational manager in the pharmaceutical
industry. She is an avid activist and advocate working with the U.S. Congress
for the purpose of creating change to protect seniors and veterans from
financial and medical abuse. She has appeared on many local and national TV and
radio shows, and is a sought-after keynote speaker.
Yesterday, Carolyn
visited Paula Tarrant at http://inspiredwomenwork.com/how-to-be-a-better-caregiver-for-a-parent/
, where they talked about supporting
parents when caregiving and self-care.
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| How to prepare for a parents death |
Today, I'd like to
share with you a recent interview I had with Carolyn when I got to ask her some
questions on talking with your parents/siblings and elderly nutrition.
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Tom Wilson: When is the right
time to discuss financial issues with your parents? Before or after there is an emergency.
Carolyn A. Brent: For the
elderly, now is the time for conversations about end-of-life issues to take
place with their adult children, not later. And if your parents don’t bring the
subject up, as a concerned child you should. I call these conversations
“crucial” because the outcome matters.
Tom Wilson: If you have siblings, do you do it one on
one with your parents or first talk with your siblings?
Carolyn A. Brent: Make Caregiving a Family
Affair…. It is in the best interest of siblings to pull together as a team when
there’s a need to care for a chronically ill or dying parent. How different
family members step in at such a time to offer assistance to the parent depends
on the relationship dynamics of the family. Ultimately your role in your
parent’s care depends on many factors, not the least of which is your
willingness to be involved, and whether or not your parent is competent to make
decisions and desires your participation.
Tom Wilson: There are 6 million seniors who are
malnourished in the U.S. I've heard
stories of seniors ordering pizza delivery every day, because they can't get
out or up and around to cook. What do
you suggest?
Carolyn A. Brent: The following are wonderful resources I
have found that are very helpful regarding feeding seniors and helping them to
get nutritious foods.
First, reach out
to family and extended family members, contact your church leaders, senior
citizen organizations, senior day care programs (individual states may help the
program under a different name), and
hospital programs that are helping the community. Also here are national food
programs:
• Meals On Wheels;
Get the Best Answers Now! http://www.ask.com/Meals+On+Wheels
• Apply Food
Stamps (SNAP)
Apply Food Stamps Online, Get Food
For Your Family, Act Now
Food Stamps Application 3 Minute
Online Food Stamps Application
apply Online.
http://www.food-stamps-apply.com
• http://www.snap-help.com
Food Stamps - Application Help Onlinesnap-help.com/Cached
The name of the
federal program was changed to SNAP as of Oct 1, 2008; individual states may
help the program under a different name.
• www.GovBenefitsOnline.org
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I hope you enjoyed
this interview with Carolyn A. Brent and that you’ll check out her book Why
Wait? The Baby Boomers' Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally
for a Parent’s Death at http://www.babyboomersguide.org/book-launch/pre-launch.html
Here Are Two Reasons Why:
FREE 3-DAY PASS
When you visit the
page at the link above and request a "launch reminder", you will
automatically receive a FREE pass to Carolyn's 3-day "Why
Wait? Telesummit", with a panel leading experts preparing emotionally,
financially and legally for the death of a parent. You can listen to the telesummit online in the
comfort of your own home, and even ask questions during the broadcast.
This telesummit is a completely free
"no purchase necessary" gift from Carolyn
"no purchase necessary" gift from Carolyn
To register, go to
FREE GIFTS
When you buy Carolyn's
book on Tuesday November 15, 2011, you can ALSO receive a complete library of
beautiful personal development gifts from authors, speakers, coaches and other
enlightened professionals from around the globe.
To claim your 3-Day Pass and read about the free
gifts, go to: http://www.babyboomersguide.org/book-launch/pre-launch.html
Thanks for
reading! As usual, please feel free to share your comments and thoughts below.
I love reading your feedback.
AND… be sure to
follow Carolyn tomorrow when the next stop on the Virtual Blog Tour is Joyce
Joneschiet, who will be interviewing Carolyn on writing the book and couple on
smoothing certain emotional conversations. To visit that "stop" on the tour, go
to http://aginginplaceoptions.com/2011/11/how-to-protect-your-parents-and-make-caregiving-a-family-affair
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