#noregrets

As we age we become much more aware of regrets of our past and fear regrets that we may have in the future. While we can't fix the regrets of our past, except with the understanding that we were making the best decisions we could in the moment with the information we had, we can definitely focus on the things we may have regrets about later in life.

In order to combat these regrets, I've got three things you can start to do NOW to ease those regrets of the future. Start today and be aware of these things. Be present, Be curious, and take care of your health.

Your 70, 80, 90 year old self with thank you and thank me for making you aware.

Cheers friends.

If you are ready to get from point A to point B in your health journey to avoid health regrets of the future, you need to email me to help get your started.
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In Episode 62,  Love Conquers Alz Co-Hosts and award-winning filmmakers, Susie and Don  discuss what motivated them to produce their upcoming film, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE (NCFOP).  An important documentary that will be the required punch to the gut that forces people to take a good hard look at the Long Term Care crisis that has been going on for decades and the health-care system that is literally collapsing around us.

NCFOP will be a cautionary tale that exposes the dangerous façade of stability and safety held tightly by Long Term Care (LTC) nursing facilities. A pretense propagated by a system that subscribes to the notion that honesty is far less profitable than dishonesty and cavalierly regards human beings as commodities. A system that relies on deceitful marketing to successfully divert most Americans away from the fact that decades of underfunding has left the nursing home system in dire need of a seemingly unachievable overhaul.

In a case of every cloud having a silver lining, we have Covid-19 to thank for pulling the curtain back on this nationwide crisis. Still, without comprehensive and accurate data, interventions to improve outcomes and quality are limited and consumers have a difficult time discerning how risky a particular facility might be.  According to their producing partner, former Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, Rick Mountcastle (portrayed in the Hulu miniseries Dopesick by Peter Sarsgaard), it all comes down to understaffing. "With most not-for-profit nursing homes offering low pay, limited benefits, and not nearly enough training, and for-profit companies (that dominate the industry) having incentives to keep their costs low, neglect has regrettably become the industry standard."

In the first six months of 2022, Susie was witness to this systemic crisis. She saw things she cannot unsee. Things  she won't unsee.  Her mother had been a resident at a 5-Star Nursing Facility in Los Angeles for 5 years – a place where she took solace in believing her mother was receiving the very best care possible.  And as it turns out, she was. Unfortunately, the “best” turned out to be the worst. 

Susie had been on the front lines of what she calls a systemic catastrophe daily for the first six months of 2022.  And despite her relentless advocating, her mother died July 17, 2022 from what was inarguably egregious nursing home neglect and abuse. It's unimaginable to think what happens to residents without advocates. 

This is Susie's mother’s story. But it could be yours

For more information: No Country For Old People

** If you've been a victim of Nursing Home Neglect and/or abuse, and would like to share your story in this documentary, please contactus at LoveConquersAlz.Susie@gmail.com.

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Our guest, Rayna Neises, has the story no one wants to have. Rayna  lost both of her parents to Alzheimer's disease 20 years apart.  Her mom was diagnosed when she was just 16, living 12 years with the disease.  Her dad lived 14 years with the disease being diagnosed just 6 years after her passing. But even still, Rayna feels blessed to be able to share her family’s story of journeying through Alzheimer’s Disease in her book No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season.

Rayna understands the joys and challenges that come from a season of caring. She helped care for both of her parents during their separate battles with Alzheimer’s over a thirty-year span.  And she is able to look back on those days now with no regrets – and she wishes the same for everyone caring for aging parents.

No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season, is a book filled with her own heart-warming stories and practical suggestions for journeying through a caregiving season.

Rayna is an ICF Associate Certified Coach with certifications in both Life and Leadership Coaching from the Professional Christian Coaching Institute.  She is the host of “A Season of Caring Podcast” and a passion speaker.

Rayna lives on a farm in southeast Kansas with her husband, Ron, and small pack of adorable dogs. She is the baby of her family, but most would never guess that. She is a former teacher and enjoys crafts of all kinds and spending time with her grandkids most of all.  

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Are you living the life you want and will you have peace in the end? Let's discuss what you are doing to make sure that you have a fulfilled life. 

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Nat encourages everyone to “fail up” and turn our humiliations into successes! #goals #noregrets

Bec and Nat determine that they don’t have one big success to tie them to their past (lucky them!); instead they are resilient types who just keep on chugging. 

Bec learns something new about Nat when it comes to Instagram recipes. Bec shares the story of faking her art project in grade 11 and then getting invited to the gifted art class, and having to grapple with feeling like a fraud. They talk about imposter syndrome and comparison, and their tendencies to downplay their abilities. 

They talk about big mom failures, Nat’s thesis “failure,” Bec’s fight “failures” with Simon, the tightrope walking of being a teacher, and when it’s time to drop the baggage completely. 

Corrections: Written on the Body is written by Jeannette Winterson. NOT Dionne Brand. Rebecca is not to be trusted. 

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