Of all the financial issues that impact our aging parents, planning for Medicare and Medicaid are among the most important… and the most confusing. This week on Parents are Hard to Raise, Diane’s special guest expert Geraldine Callahan demystifies the process. Here Are Some Handy Links To People,
Longtime listeners will recognize this week's guest expert as the guy who helps keep our parents safer with this unique brand of wit and wisdom. Anthony Colandro is a nationally recognized personal security expert who has spent most of his adult life helping others to protect their most valuable assets,
The issue of legal mental competency can be a complicated and emotion-packed subject, even under the best of circumstances. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane’s special guest, forensic psychologist, Dr. Gianni Pirelli, pulls back the curtain on a common problem, we’d all rather not think about. Sane or
Recent surveys show, people would rather talk to their kids about sex, then their parents about money. But proper eldercare planning includes more than just the physical, emotional and social aspects of life. Like it or not, sooner or later, we’re going to have to talk money. This week on Parents
Eat right and get a good night’s rest… we’ve heard it since we were kids. But modern medicine is now discovering that digestive health and sleep cycles may be far more critical to our aging parents mood and cognition than we ever could have suspected. This week on Parents Are Hard
This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Can our words, thoughts and actions really change our physical age? Plus… a new government program promises help for aging Veterans. But will this new brainstorm be the panacea they promise, or just another government engineered nightmare waiting to happen? Links
This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane catches up on listener questions as well as some common issues facing clients in her private practice. Sharon from Bakersfield, California asks: “I fill mom’s pill box every week, but she still takes her meds wrong!” What can I do? Talya from
Since their last appearance on episode 54, our producers have been deluged with "Fan Mail" for Joe and Annette. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Back by popular demand, Diane’s eighty-something parents Joe and Annette ---AKA “Cuff and Link” answer listener emails from around the world. Links Fun Facts:
Diane’s special guest, Carina Minchew, combined her love of music with some creative thinking about pulmonary rehabilitation— to produce some amazing results for people struggling with lung disease. Carina Minchew is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), a Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT), and an Asthma Educator - Certified (AE-C). She has
Listen on iHeart Radio We know the role exercise, nutrition and lifestyle choices play in OUR health. But what about our aging parents? Is there ever a point at which it is too late to exercise… a point where risk of injury and potential for pain outweigh the benefits? Diane’s
