11th Annual Family Portrait Luncheon featuring Barry Petersen
Area: Greater Houston Audience: Community, Fundraiser Location: River Oaks Country Club 1600 River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77019 Time: 11:00 AM
Barry Petersen wrote his first book, Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's, published in June, 2010, about the struggle he shared with his wife, Jan Chorlton, who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease in 2005 and is now in an assisted living facility. Jan was also a CBS News journalist, reporting from both Japan and the former Soviet Union for CBS Radio, CBS Sunday Morning and the CBS Weekend News.
Barry Petersen has been called one of CBS News' most experienced correspondents, having reported on everything from wars and natural disasters to Paris fashions, Welsh choirs and the return of American Jazz to Shanghai, China. His stories have been datelined from virtually every continent in a career that spans more than three decades.
Join us for the Family Portrait Luncheon hosted by Houston AWARE (Alzheimer's Women's Auxiliary for Resources and Education)
For sponsorship, ticketing, and additional information, contact Alexis Eaton at 713 314 1331 or aeaton@alz.org. Tickets start at $150.
Contact Name: Alexis Eaton
Email:alexis.eaton@alz.org Phone Number: 713.314.1331
NOV 18
Free Professional Education Opportunity: Empowering Caregivers to Make Difficult Choices
Area: Greater Houston Audience: Professional Location: University of Houston University Center Bluebonnet Room
This FREE program will explain when and how to use the 4 decision making tools depending on the person?????????????s level of incapacity and demonstrate how these tools will work in different situations, including end-of-life decisions. Participants will also learn how to recognize their role when making quality of life decisions for someone who can no longer speak for themselves.
About the Author
Viki Kind, MA is a clinical bioethicist, medical educator and hospice volunteer. Her book, ???????????The Caregiver?????????????s Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can't,??????????? guides families and healthcare professionals through the difficult process of making decisions for those who are losing or have lost the ability to think. She has also been a caregiver for many years for four members of her family.
Objectives: - Examine the decision making critical pathway for those without capacity -Identify the framework and three tolls which will help the loved one in the decision making process. -Demonstrate how these tools will work in different situations, including end-of-life situations -Discuss how these tools respect the patient's culture and wishes
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