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January 7th, 2016

The Essential Conversation Project

  1. The Essential Conversation Project Christopher MacLellan "The Bow Tie Guy" on the Whole Care Network 48:43

Dr. Amy D’Aprix and Resa Eisen have spent their entire careers working with seniors and their families have have a keen understanding of the need for healthy communication. But how do we have those difficult conversations with our Family and loved ones? Through the Essential Conversation Project, Amy and Resa will demonstrate how healthy conversation create Healing Ties in all of our lives!

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.