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February 25, 2013 · 12:46 pm

‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio

On Tuesday February 26th at 1:00 pm, we welcome Denise Brown from Caregiving.com to our ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ show on Blog Talk Radio .

The Purple Jacket Highly recommends Caregiving.com

On Tuesday’s show, not only will we be talking with one of the leading Caregiving experts in the country, we will be sharing some exciting news about our upcoming Caregiving cruise in November of 2013. For more information on our Caregiving Cruise, simply click here.

Our show is available live at 1:00 pm with optional chat room for you to ask questions to our guest. (Our show is archived so you can listen at your convenience.) To access our show, simply click here.

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February 24, 2013 · 8:34 pm

If you are a caregiver, have been a caregiver, or about to be a caregiver…please take a moment and visit my friend at Concsious Departures. This is without a doubt one of the best Caregiving blogs on the Interent!

Conscious Departures

A good friend of mine mentioned Conscious Departures on Facebook last week and it generated quite a bit more activity than usual. It’s a little ironic because I have held back from posting anything on Facebook since I first published this blog site last March. For most bloggers this might be heresy especially since I have somewhere over 700 Facebook friends.

The reason for my reluctance has been mostly due to the purpose behind this blog, not because I am unclear about it, but because of my own discomfort to encourage people to spend any time focusing on death except as a very good way to put things into perspective. As I explain on the “about” page, I am attempting to get people to think about end-of-life (EOL) caregiving issues before they are smack in the middle of them. Why? Because that’s a horrible time to get up to speed…

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February 18, 2013 · 8:30 am

Be A Healthy Caregiver on Blog Talk Radio

On Tuesday February 19th at 1:00 pm, we welcome Frank Ruppen from “You’re Covered Insurance Services to our ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ show on Blog Talk Radio .

Understanding Life, Health and Long Term Care Insurance can be complex. This has been exacerbated with the passing of the Affordable Care Act.

Through Frank’s hands on approach to educating and ensuring his clients understand and have the proper coverage at the best rates, Frank will help us all ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ by sharing his expertise on all the upcoming changes to the Affordable Care Act.

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February 13, 2013 · 6:50 am

Important read for all Caregivers!

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February 11, 2013 · 9:15 am

‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio

On Tuesday February 12th at 1:00 pm, we welcome Dr. Loren Olson author of ‘Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, a Psychiatrist’s Own Story’ to our ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ show on Blog Talk Radio .

Dr. Olson will be talking about his book ‘Finally Out: Letting Go of The Straight Life, A Psychiatrist’s Own Story’ , along with his upcoming appearances in Florida as well as his unexpected Caregiving experience.

Average … he’s not. Not only did Dr. Olson complete medical school, serve four years as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Navy, and embark upon a successful career as a psychiatrist; he also had a compatible eighteen year marriage and raised two daughters with his attorney wife, Lynn, before facing up to a difficult truth about himself: he is gay.

Through Dr. Olson’s expertise, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’

To visit Dr. Olson website and to purchase his book, simply click here.

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February 10, 2013 · 7:54 pm

VRide for Caregivers Health: Update Week 3

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. Jim Davis

Week 4 Weigh Inn
You’ll have to look close! 🙂

This past week in dieting has been a challenge, but I have learned plenty of good lessons this week,too.

Schedule Time for your exercise
Adhere To Your Schedule
Excuses are for whiner
See # 1

While I make it a point to walk every day this week, I only got in 10 miles on the bike. Why is that…Busy at work, busy at Caregiving, but too busy for myself

Photo Credit: Free Digital Photos.com

So, since you can’t really see the scale…it is important for me to own up to it… I gained 1 lbs back this week. Not to bad when you come to think about, but I come out of this week knowing that I have to make more time for myself. If I am going to Be A Healthy Caregiver, I have to take care of myself too!

Luckily with the support of our #VRide team at Caregiving.com , I know that I can get back on track.

Speaking of our #VRide Team, did you see our first virtual visit today to one of our family caregivers. Check out the video of our #VRide moderated by Denise Brown at Caregiving.com. You can seen the video by simply clicking here.

Now that we’ve made it to our first stop, we are now planning our second virtual visit, we’ll be announcing that soon!

Check out all our #VRide participants at Caregiving.com

Continue to follow my progress here at ‘The Purple Jacket.”

We Might Have Cancer…

…But Cancer Does Not Have US!

Get Ready for Our Virtual Ride (caregiving.com)
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Eat Less: Move More (thepurplejacket.com)

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February 4, 2013 · 9:15 am

‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ On Blog Talk Radio

On Tuesday February 5th at 1:00 pm, we welcome author, Dr. Diana Denholm of ‘The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook’ to our ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ show on Blog Talk Radio .

Dr. Diana Denholm

Drawing from her own Caregiving experience and those of six real life Caregiving wives interviewed for her book, Dr. Denholm offers her readers creative ideas, inspiration and lots of practical tools women can use to deal with the most common issues faced when husbands suffer from a protracted illness.

Through her work and experience, Dr. Denholm is going to show us how we all can ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’

Our show is available live or archived online for your convenience, by clicking here.

To access all our ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ episodes on

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February 3, 2013 · 7:48 pm

VRide For Caregivers Health: Update Week 3

3rd VRide Weigh Inn

We are now moving into week three of our VRide to promote Caregivers Health. This week I logged just over 40 miles on the Stationary Bike and 10 miles on foot. While I did not expect to lose as much weight as I did in week 2, I am down 1 lbs from last week. I thing that is an accomplishment considering we went to a Mardi Gras Party on Saturday Night. I will admit that I cheated just a bit at the party. But, hey…you can’t diet all the time!

Happy Mardi Gras Everyone…

Check out all our #VRide participants at Caregiving.com

Continue to follow my progress here at ‘The Purple Jacket.”

We Might Have Cancer…

…But Cancer Does Not Have US!

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January 30, 2013 · 4:51 pm

A Live Person On The Phone…YES!

On Tuesday’s ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ show my guests were Tom and Lynn Wilson from The Caregiver Partnership. . Their mission is to help individuals remain in their home as long as possible by providing products, services and helpful information to family caregivers and their loved ones, nationally. To listen to our broadcast, simply click here

The Caregiver Partnership is a direct to consumer retailer of a wide range of home health care supplies and services from incontinence products to skin care, daily living aids and mobility. Their mission is to help individuals remain in their home as long as possible by providing products, services and helpful information to family caregivers and their loved ones, nationally.

However, Tom and Lynn just don’t sell products, they are true to their company’s name as they are in partnership with their clients as demonstrated by the fact that all calls to The Caregiver Partnership are answered by a live person! And to take that one step further, the live person on the other end of the line has been a caregiver, too. You can be rest assured that the staff at The Caregiver Partnership is going to be talking to you from the perspective of a caregiver; I can’t think of a more comforting or soothing environment for a caregiver.

But… Don’t just take my word, visit The Caregiver Partnership yourself at:

a Store – www.caregiverpartnership.com

b Blog – blog.caregiverpartnership.com

c Caregiver Resources Library –www.caregiverpartnership.com/resources/categories/

Have a question for their staff, it is a toll-free call 1-600-985-1353. Tell them…’The Bow Tie Guy’ sent you!

Join us every Tuesday at 1:00pm on Blog Talk Radio for ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’: Next week’s guest we welcome author, Author Diana Denholm, Ph.D., The Caregiving Wife.

Our show is available live or archived online for your convenience, by clicking here .

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January 28, 2013 · 8:25 pm

‘The Purple Jacket’ 2012 in review

Thank You for visiting ‘The Purple Jacket in 2012. We are already off to a roaring start in 2013 with over 600 visitors. I am committed to bring the most practical and pragmatic views on Caregiving to ‘The Purple Jacket.” It is an honor to share our Caregiving experience with you!

To your health in 2013. My your Caregiving journey always have a gentle wind at your back!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,200 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 10 years to get that many views.

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