Balancing, work, life and Caregiving is challenging. We live in an Aging society. As families change, so does our workforce. According to the National Partnership from Women & Families, only 15% of today’s workforce have designated paid leave, fewer than 40% have personal medial leave through their employers temporary disability medical plan and less than 60% of employees have unpaid protection through FLMA. Listen in and learn how Vicki Shabo and the National Partnership for Women & Families are creating Healing Ties by fostering policy change for all working Family caregivers in America.
You Might Know Me As The Bow Tie Guy - "Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."
When people ask me, "why did you create the Whole Care Network"... I always come back to our caregiving experience and how fortunate I was to find resources that helped me and my partner Richard Schiffer manage our caregiving journey. Every caregiver has a story; through our stories, we find validation, resources, and respite to help manage our caregiving day.
We were fortunate to have our story chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told our journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Richard's last years had on our relationship.
