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Carolyn Brent • October 24, 2011, ,

,  Energy Healer & Spiritual Counselor– helping people Let Go using the Body-Mind-Spirit Healing Techniques  October 24, 2011 –

I just discovered Carolyn Brent and her book that’s coming out next month titled: Why Wait? A Baby Boomer’s Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death. Carolyn has written a book to inspire us all  to have those difficult discussions that we tend to “put under the rug” for a future date and get better prepared for the issues that are going to come up, sooner or later, in our families’ lives.
 
A Telesummit has also been scheduled to take place around Carolyn’s forthcoming book. See this link for details. Ms. Brent’s passion for her subject matter started when she was caring for her father, a clergyman, who was dianosed with dementia in 1997. She discovered through her experience with her father that neither she nor her family were prepared for the medical challenges, not to mention the financial and emotional issues, that her family were faced with related to their father’s chronic illness.Brent’s passion for her subject matter started when she was caring for her father, a clergyman, who was dianosed with dementia in 1997. She discovered through her experience with her father that neither she nor her family were prepared for the medical challenges, not to mention the financial and emotional issues, that her family were faced with related to their father’s chronic illness.
 
In 2009 Carolyn founded a business called “Grandpa’s Dream” and a non-profit organization “Caregiver Story” to help disseminate useful information for caregivers and families through books, speaking engagements, and a web-based “info portal.” Carolyn hopes that her work will become an instrument of positive change for other families who may be experiencing some of the pain and heartache that she and her family have experienced. She has a vision for a world in which families have the “crucial conversations” ahead of time to make for stronger families that are better prepared to say goodbye to their aging parents. She is particularly committed to help family caregivers and aging parents to receive the support they need for their end-of-life challenges.
 

Carolyn has an MBA and has a professional background working with some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. She served as a clinical education manager for Pharmacia and also as senior therapeutic sales rep. for another major pharmaceutical company. She has also served as a volunteer in a variety of assisted living facilities in San Joaquin County. She’s volunteered to serve Congress by working to help make the Veterans Administration responsible for their decisions in the area of providing a financial fiduciary and medical rep. in the event of a veteran’s disability. Carolyn’s goal and mission is “to empower caregivers and their family members with the knowledge of the possible challenges they might have to face together while caring for an aging parent. 

I invite you to look into Carolyn’s forthcoming timely book and work at her website and at Amazon.com.

Thanks, Carolyn, for this good work you’re doing! I invite us all to get better educated on these subjects; and I invite you to visit my website as well, for preparing for the spiritual aspects of the final transitions we all will be facing one day, Dancing heart~~~

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 The book Why Wait? is having its official Amazon launch on Tuesday November 15th. To celebrate this launch, I will be hosting a FR*EE 3-part telesummit, with a panel of experts in the field of aging and care giving on November 8th, 9th and 10th: 

Why Wait? Telesummit

8 Leading Expert Speakers on Preparing Emotionally,
Financially and Legally for the Death of a Parent

DATES: November 8th, 9th, 10th, 2011

TIME: 12noon PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK, 9pm Europe
LENGTH: 90 minutes each

Guest speakers:

  • Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A. – speaker, activist, author of Why Wait?
  • Lynn Serafinn, MAED, CPCC – author, coach, book promotions
  • Mikol S. Davis, Ed.D. – Clinical psychologist specializing in aging issues
  • Caron Goode, Ph.D. – Founder of Academy for Coaching Parents
  • Patricia Tyson RN/BSN – Hospice Nurse
  • Alexis Abramson, Ph.D. – consultant, author, champion for those over 50
  • Ameenah Fuller, MPP – Publisher and Candidate forCaliforniaStateSenate
  • Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, BSN – author, attorney, specializing in legal issues of aging
    To register FR*EE, go to:

http://babyboomersguide.org/book-launch/telesummit.html 

If you cannot attend the live event, register anyway because the audio will be available for a limited time after the event. 

On that call, you’ll receive over 4 hours of
compassionate advice and practical information to help you deal the topic

no one really wants to talk about, but absolutely must. 

To find out more about how to buy the book, and receive all these free gifts on November 15th, go to: http://babyboomersguide.org/book. On that page, you can sign up for a “launch reminder” so you don’t forget to come back and get the book and claim your gifts on November 15th. 

Aging can be a scary topic for many of us. But it can also be a time when we become more graceful and wise. I know Carolyn’s book—and her work as a speaker and activist—will surely help thousands of people learn how to deal with this very important subject, which is relevant to all of us.

 I do invite you to check it out.

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Author and public speaker, Carolyn A. Brent, provides a comprehensive handbook for family caregivers, highlighting the crucial conversations siblings and their aging parents  must have. She draws upon her own heartbreaking family experiences, plus exhaustive research  on the subject, outlining a step-by-step process that can spare caregivers and their families the stress of conflict at a time of grieving and loss, but also an opportunity to mend fences and renew the connection and communication they once enjoyed with each other.

You can also download a free Medical Check List by clicking this link.

And please do leave a comment below. I would love to hear about your personal story or experiences on this topic.

Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A., is a former clinical educational manager in the pharmaceutical industry. During her role as a panelist on many clinical studies, she developed a passion to inform the public about the many side effects of drugs, especially those used in the care of the elderly. When her own father became ill with dementia in 1997, she began to experience firsthand the frustration of not only coping with the medical world, but also the legal, financial, and, of course, emotional aspects of caring for her aging father. Today, Carolyn is an avid activist and advocate working with the U.S. Congress for the purpose of creating change to protect seniors and veterans from financial and medical abuse. She has appeared on many local and national TV and radio shows, and is a sought-after keynote speaker. She resides in Northern California.

Her book Why Wait? The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially and Legally for a Parent’s Death is coming out Nov 15, 2011.

 

About Carolyn Brent

Dr. Carolyn A. Brent, is an award-winning bestselling author and a National Physique Committee (NPC) Masters Women's Figure Champion at age 60. She is an expert on both self-care and caregiving; she is the founder of Across All Ages and two nonprofit organizations, CareGiverStory Inc. and Grandpa's Dream. Carolyn's research and extensive collection of published works have made her a notable figure in her field. For seventeen years, she worked for some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies and has worked as a volunteer at various assisted-living facilities. Her award-winning books include The Caregiver's Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself and The Caregiver's Legal Survival Guide: Navigating through the Legal System.

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