One of the major concerns of this blog is the needs of the caregiver in our community, particularly those who take care of the elderly. It can be a rewarding effort, but it is also exhausting work.
Caregiver burnout is a real and continuing concern.
This month, there will be an event recognizing the caregiver's needs. It costs $10 (which includes breakfast and lunch) and lasts five hours -- and it might make a major difference in the lives of caregivers here in our area.
The 2009 OLLU Spirituality and Aging Conference
This year's Spirituality and Aging Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 19, 2009, in Our Lady of the Lake University's Providence Hall (click for map). It will be telecast live in both Spanish and English (go to http://www.mmlearn.org/), and there are already remote locations set up for the Conference in Uvalde, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, and Carrizo Springs.
Dr. James Huysman of Leeza's Place / Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundn Will Speak
The Conference's Keynote Speaker will be Miami's Dr. James Huysman. Dr Hysman is co-founder of The Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation (which provides Leeza's Place here in SA) and the co -author of Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss. He will speak on "The Ten Commandment of Careglving," with a focus on how people can help care for the caregiver.
Other topics to be covered at the conference include dealing with grief and loss; the basics of dementia; and finding meaning in caregiving.
Here's hoping local caregivers and their loved ones can attend the Conference
Sounds like a very informative Saturday for everyone, and we hope that local caregivers and their families can find a way to attend.
Wish there were more events like this during the year....
[Click here to print the Conference Brochure.]
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
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