Why Wait? The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death is a handbook that can spare caregivers and their families the stress of conflict at a time of grieving and loss. It provides an opportunity for them to mend fences and renew the connection and communication they once enjoyed with each other.   Visit CareGiverStory.com.

Topics Addressed in the Book

• What to Do When Your Parent Can No Longer Live Alone
• Moving Your Parent into an Assisted-living Facility or Nursing Home
• Emergencies, Life-or-Death Decisions, and Hospice Care
• Crucial Emotional Conversations
• Crucial Financial Conversations
• Crucial Legal Conversations
• Taking Care of Yourself When You Are a Caregiver
• Programs and Services to Help Caregivers
• Resources for Caregiving and Caregivers

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Introduction 

Last month’s Careerwell Speaker, Susan Chritton, emphasized the importance of personal branding. To get out her very targeted message clearly , Carolyn Brent, MBA,  has chosen her title carefully.  She is a “Caregiver Empowerment Strategist.”  Carolyn is the author of number one bestselling book Why Wait? The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially & Legally for a Parent’s Death, which is a guide for family caregivers and aging parents. As a speaker, she travels throughout the United States lecturing about the importance of adult siblings and parents having what she calls “crucial conversations” in preparation for the difficult discussion of end-of-life issues they may face, so that instead of being torn apart, they can come together as a strong family. She is committed to enhancing the lives of family caregivers and their aging parents throughout the world. Welcome Carolyn!

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