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Just 24 Little Hours | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Mar 6, 2012

Oh if just for one day—24 hours—I could be young again. Let’s say 70 or 75—without Alzheimer’s, and with a healthy body—oh, what a day I would have. I would get up early and walk around the block, like I used to do when we […]

The Secret About Your Parents | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Feb 26, 2012

OK buddies, I want to talk about something. Alot of you nice people that read my stories are youngsters, 40 to 60 year olds. Alot of your parents are still alive and may either live in your city or away. I want to tell you […]

Tell Me About Being a Caregiver | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan with Melissa Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Feb 21, 2012

I have been talking alot lately about me, and my Alzheimer’s. I looked at Missy, my daughter and caregiver, this morning so tired, and exhausted. She is 58 and has MS. I asked her to answer a question today honestly for me and my Facebook buddies. […]

Our Hero Barbara. Other Side of the Pond. The Teen Doctor. Nurse Yoga.

By Pattie Lockard | Published on Feb 16, 2012

For those of you who care to venture to our website blog—I encourage you to read the entries written by Barbara Taylor Vaughan. Barbara is 89 and in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s. She started a Facebook page to help chronicle her illness and put a face on Alzheimer’s. Barbara hopes educating others will inspire them to volunteer to help ease the suffering of those with the disease, families, caregivers. Her relationship with her daughter and caregiver, Missy, and her compassion and humor are inspirational. You can subscribe to her on Facebook where she has opened her page to offering advice to your questions about life and living with Alzheimer’s “from a little old lady.”

Check our Barbara’s latest entry Giggling and Watching the River | Alzheimer’s in the First Person

In Barbara’s words: “Well, I want to tell you, it has been a strange strange day. There is nothing so strange as making all your funeral arrangements and talking about your own death…” Read more…

ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK…

While we were away patching cracks in the arctic glaciers, our producer dusted off a great show to share with you…or shall we say…re-share? An expert on teenagers, a social studies lesson, a little yoga…stuff everyone needs. Read more… You can listen on the air in Boston and San Francisco this weekend or online, right now, right here!

Giggling and Watching the River | Alzheimer’s in The First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Feb 14, 2012

Well, I want to tell you, it has been a strange strange day. There is nothing so strange as making all your funeral arrangements and talking about your own death. I hear all these commercials on TV about how you should make your arrangements to […]

Send the Flowers | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jan 31, 2012

I have been thinking a lot about death and funerals today. Missy’s best friend’s father died, and also her first boss at her first real job after college. I listened to her order flowers for each of them, and talk to their family members on the […]

Oh, What a Day | Alzheimer’s in the First Person | Barbara Taylor Vaughan

By Barbara Taylor Vaughan | Published on Jan 26, 2012

Oh what a day, a day to just relax…very rainy and dark here in Newburgh Indiana. Last night I had a bad Alzheimer’s night. I was very tired this morning, so I knew it had been a long night. Missy told me I was upset […]

Casey Reads Barbara Taylor Vaughan on Alzheimer’s, Donna Smith on 2011 Nurse Activism and Lynn Ruth Miller Unleashed | January 7-8, 2011 | Show 431

By Pattie Lockard | Published on Jan 5, 2012

On the show this week…Casey reads from a blog post—a first hand account of what it is like to know you have Alzheimer’s written by 89 year old Barbara Taylor Vaughan, Putting A Face on Alzheimer’s. Barbara started a Facebook page to facilitate an open […]

A Personal Account of Alzheimer’s. Donna Smith with a Look Back on 2011. Comedian Lynn Ruth Miller Unplugged and Out of Control. Hiatal Hernias.

By Pattie Lockard | Published on Jan 5, 2012

Not a surprise that for the 4th year in a row the Gallup Honesty and Ethics Survey again ranked nursing as the most honest and ethical profession by a wide margin. Cheers to the nurses!

On the show this week…Casey reads from a blog post—a first hand account of what it is like to know you have Alzheimer’s written by 89 year old Barbara Taylor Vaughan, Putting A Face on Alzheimer’s. Barbara started a Facebook page to facilitate an open dialog about the disease.

AND…She has been hailed as the “Meryl Streep of nurse activism,” our great friend and D.C. correspondent Donna Smith adds color commentary and perspective to our 2011 year in review.

If there were a radio jail…we’d be in it after comedian Lynn Ruth Miller gets together with Casey and Dan! The bleep button only goes so far. Read more…

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