"Perspectives on Caregiving and the WOW Factor" - Guest: Leeza Gibbons

11/16/23 • 28 min

T.V. personality and entrepreneur Leeza Gibbons (Entertainment Tonight, Leeza) joins the podcast! Leeza opens up about her own journey as a caretaker for her mother Jean, and shares how that experience inspired her to create the Leeza Gibbons Care Connection. Dana and Leeza introduce listeners to the WOW factor in caregiving and discuss the meaningful lives you and your loved ones can have even after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Do you have a question for Dana? Email her directly at [email protected] or visit www.thememorywhisperer.com for additional resources.

The Memory Whisperer is written and produced by Dana Territo, with help from editor Blake Langlinais. Additional production support from Ryan Martz and Julia Weaver.

Special Thanks to Michael Andrews, a person with dementia, and Innovations in Dementia, CIC for our theme music and to Xdesign for branding and graphics.

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11/16/23 • 28 min

The Memory Whisperer - "Perspectives on Caregiving and the WOW Factor" - Guest: Leeza Gibbons

Transcript

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It started with Peggy, someone with Alzheimer's who never knew my name and who I companioned at her nursing home residence for twenty two years. Her influence in my life and the values I received from growing up with grandparents living in our home are the guiding forces and my love and advocacy for the Alzheimer's population. I'm a newspaper columnist for The Advocate in Batonye, Louisiana and the author of What My Grandchildren Taught Me About

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