"Family Caregivers Month..."

Connecting ALS

English - November 04, 2021 04:01 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
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This week, Jeremy is joined by guest co-host Steve Becvar, executive director of The ALS Association’s Greater San Diego Chapter, to kick off National Family Caregivers Month. Jeremy also talks to Ann Larson, who was a caregiver to her husband during his fight against ALS, about the challenges of being a caregiver, and to Jennifer Myhre, care services coordinator at The ALS Association MN/ND/SD Chapter, about some of the ways we can support caregivers.

To find resources for supporting caregivers, go to https://www.als.org/navigating-als/for-caregivers

Read more about the ALS Focus results discussed in this episode at https://www.als.org/research/als-focus/survey-results/survey-3-results

To participate in the ALS Focus survey on mobility, go to https://www.neuroserver.org/als-focus/Home/login

This episode is brought to you by The ALS Association in partnership with CitizenRacecar.