Meet family caregiver Mary Daniel. During her husband’s long-term care community’s pandemic lockdown, Mary’s story went viral when she accepted a job as a dishwasher so she could visit and, more importantly, physically touch her husband, Steve. Mary is a dementia family caregiver based in Jacksonville, FL, and one of Next Avenue’s 2021 Influencers in Aging.
In this episode, you’ll be inspired by Mary’s story and understand how she continues to influence change through her caregiver advocacy and leadership in organizing a social community called Caregivers for Compromise which has over 14K members. You’ll also learn about Mary’s self-care strategies.
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Links & Resources Mentioned
- We are grateful for our listeners helping to expand our audience by sharing the podcast and submitting ratings and reviews! It’s easy to do just go to: Podcast Review or Google Review
- 2021 Next Avenue’s Influencer in Aging
- Biolyte – to recover from dehydration; order via Amazon if not available in your state yet!
- Caregivers for Compromise – Facebook group
- Promote the federal bill H.R. 3733, the Essential Caregiver Act
- Create your own 22 for 2022 list
- K9s for Warriors
- Saving Them to Death: The Impact of Isolation in Florida Long-Term Care
- First Hug when Mary walked into Steve’s room after 114 days apart – 7.3.20
- First Day at Dishwasher Job – 7.3.2020
- All of the prompts from the lightning round segment of the show are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal.
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