How to Build Your Caregiving Team

“I’m a physician and I know how to take care of things all by myself and yes, I had a hard time asking for help because I didn’t think I needed help. I thought I could do it all by myself because I’m a strong person, but I did learn eventually to accept help. Right?”

Today, Kim Hegwood and Dr. Renee Harmon will discuss why it is so important to have a caregiving team. Dr. Harmon will talk from her own experiences caring for her husband with early-onset dementia.

1. Why is it important to have a team?

2. Why is it hard to ask for help?

3. Who should absolutely be on your team?

4. Who doesn’t need to be on your team?

5. Give us some examples of unexpected team members.

6. How should you ask for help?

How to Contact Renee Harmon

Website:www.reneeharmon.com

Email:reneebharmon@aol.com

Facebook:@Renee Harmon, Author

Instagram: @Renee Harmon, MD

Twitter: @reneeharmonmd

YouTube: @Renee Harmon

Bio:

Renée Harmon, MD, resides in Birmingham, Alabama, where she has recently retired from a twenty-nine-year career in family medicine. She and her husband, Harvey, shared responsibilities at their medical practice, and at their home with two daughters until Alzheimer’s disease forced his Retirement.

Dr. Harmon is the author of Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright, a memoir about her husband’s time with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She is also a sought-after speaker, serves as a community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association, and is a board member of Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama. She writes a weekly blog and posts weekly videos on topics related to dementia and personal growth.

Books or Other Products that would interest viewers:

Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright

www.reneeharmon.com for blog

YouTube channel @Renee Harmon for videos

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Contact Kim Hegwood- Elder Law Attorney

Website: https://hegwoodgroup.com

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HegwoodLaw

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/hegwoodlaw/

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZaoTAWChvaz-HEFQcdcbQ

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Kim Hegwood Attorney at Law, Podcaster

Kim Hegwood, born in Bay City, is an Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney based in Houston, Texas. Kim has been a practicing Attorney since she graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1996. After watching her grandparents struggle to maintain their independence as they grew older, trying to navigate the challenges of aging, and deal with the legal, financial, and emotional challenges that our loved ones face in their golden years, Kim dedicated her career to helping families preserve their dignity and protect their assets.