Senior Moments Or Something Worse…

By Suzanne Holman • January 23rd, 2010

We’ve all had those moments when we feel like we are slipping…

How could I have forgotten that?
What’s happening to me?

I’ve found out about a great course created by two women involved in the caregiving world, a Life Coach and an Eldercare Consultant.

I’ve gotten to know Elizabeth Hallett, the eldercare consultant, through the Caregivers Telesummit in November and through her membership in my Alzheimer’s group that meets the second Monday of each month.

I’ve found Elizabeth to be both very knowledgeable and highly compassionate. I’ve included all the details of the program below:

Do changing behaviors – yours or others – have you worried?
Are you a caregiver feeling overwhelmed, isolated, depressed?
Get answers and support!
Memory Loss: A Mastermind Teleclass
Dates: Tuesdays, Feb 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2010
Time: 1 PM - 2:15 PM Pacific Time
Fee: $97, payable in advance * Limited to Seven Participants

Register Now to Assure Your Place: email your name, address, and phone number to Elizabeth Austin, mycoach@mind.net. Payment by check, payable to Athena Associates, 395 Pearl Street, # 4, Ashland, OR 97520, or Paypal.

Life Coach Elizabeth Austin and Eldercare Consultant Elizabeth Hallett pool their expertise to offer a four-week introductory teleconference series for people who may be dealing with Alzheimer-type behaviors.

Topics
·   Identifying Problems and Symptoms
·   Adapting to Change
·   Balancing Changes and Possibilities
·   Planning Ahead: Resources, Actions

Each session includes time for each participant to ask questions, to share their issues and wisdom, and to set personal goals. You will gain new insights and resources with this four-week teleconference.

Special attention is given to helping you to:
·   recognize and deal with the emotional pain inherent in memory loss,
·   enhance self-care
·   find balance in achieving your goals
·   strategize care for someone you love who has memory loss.

The Memory Loss Mastermind Teleclass uses the innovative MaestroConference telephone conferencing system. You will be charged your usual long-distance charges. The call-in number and your special access code will be emailed to you after you register. Learn from the comfort and convenience of your own home, anywhere in the world, with MaestroConference.

Life Coach Elizabeth Austin, RN, CPCC, CEC and founder of Athena Associates, brings her background in nursing and extensive studies in human capacities to her role as moderator and mastermind coach for Memory Loss series. www.coachelizabeth.net.

Elizabeth Hallett, educator and Eldercare Consultant served for ten years as Director of the Ashland Community Hospital Memory Care Center, a day program and education center for families living with Alzheimers and related dementias. She now coordinates Memory Works, an Ashland nonprofit. She can be reached at evhallett@opendoor.com

Register Now to Assure Your Place: Sign up right away by sending an email with your name, address, and phone number to Elizabeth Austin, mycoach@mind.net. Payment by check, payable to Athena Associates, 395 Pearl Street, # 4, Ashland, OR 97520, or Paypal.

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