As I promised last week, I will start sharing the unparalleled wisdom that we receive as we travel the country hosting Fearless Caregiver Forums. We have been extraordinary blessed to meet the best of the non-profit agency leaders, case managers, healthcare attorneys and experts from around the country. But I'm not really talking about their invaluable wisdom. I'm talking about the wisdom we receive from our fellow caregivers. On a regular basis within this newsletter and on the homepage of caregiver.com, we will introduce a topic of importance to caregivers and share some of the solutions we hear while on the road. 

This is also the perfect time to introduce our new Fearless Caregiver Grapevine. The Grapevine is where we will be sharing these solutions. We invite you to share the solutions that you have found to be of help in the topic area or even get answers to your specific questions. 

Okay, lets start. The first Grapevine topic we will tackle is one of great importance to many adult and senior caregivers. It's one I call: "How do I get my loved one to stop driving?" 

This is such an important issue during the Fearless Caregiver Forums that I like to hold it until the end because it usually swamps all other issues. One audience member's license challenge was a little too unique to include in the grapevine. She was relating the story of how she got her 92-year-old father to surrender his license. It was only deep into her story that we realized she was talking about his pilot's license! Thankfully for those of us who often fly the friendly skies, their efforts were successful.

 

 

 

Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com