“I’m a physician and I know how to take care of things all by myself and yes, I had a hard time asking for help because I didn’t think I needed help. I thought I could do it all by myself because I’m a strong person, but I did learn eventually to accept help. Right?”
Today, Kim Hegwood and Dr. Renee Harmon will discuss why it is so important to have a caregiving team. Dr. Harmon will talk from her own experiences caring for her husband with early-onset dementia.
1. Why is it important to have a team?
2. Why is it hard to ask for help?
3. Who should absolutely be on your team?
4. Who doesn’t need to be on your team?
5. Give us some examples of unexpected team members.
6. How should you ask for help?
How to Contact Renee Harmon
Website:www.reneeharmon.com
Email:reneebharmon@aol.com
Facebook:@Renee Harmon, Author
Instagram: @Renee Harmon, MD
Twitter: @reneeharmonmd
YouTube: @Renee Harmon
Bio:
Renée Harmon, MD, resides in Birmingham, Alabama, where she has recently retired from a twenty-nine-year career in family medicine. She and her husband, Harvey, shared responsibilities at their medical practice, and at their home with two daughters until Alzheimer’s disease forced his retirement.
Dr. Harmon is the author of Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright, a memoir about her husband’s time with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She is also a sought-after speaker, serves as a community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association, and is a board member of Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama. She writes a weekly blog and posts weekly videos on topics related to dementia and personal growth.
Books or Other Products that would interest viewers:
Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright
www.reneeharmon.com for blog
YouTube channel @Renee Harmon for videos
Author Bio
Kim Hegwood
Managing Attorney
Kim Hegwood is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Your Legacy Legal Care®, a Houston-based estate planning and elder law firm she established in 1998. A graduate of South Texas College of Law, Kim was inspired to focus her practice on elder law and estate planning after watching her own grandparents struggle with the challenges of aging. With nearly 30 years of experience, she helps families with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, Medicaid planning, and asset protection.
Kim is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and her firm has been named Best Trust & Estate Law Firm by the Houston Chronicle. A mother of three, she spends her free time with her children and grandchildren and volunteers with several local charities.
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