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November 17th, 2017

Who Will Take Care Of Me When I am Old?

  1. Who Will Take Care Of Me When I am Old? Christopher MacLellan "The Bow Tie Guy" on the Whole Care Network 34:36

Having a plan is essentail for all components of life. Yet many of us do not create a plan as we age. Author Joy Loverde has written a book entilted “Whole Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old” that guides us though the Aging process. Listen in and learn how Joy Loverde is creating Healing Ties all around us!

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.