46: Alzheimer's Family Advocate Karla Hult
Untrained Wisdom
English - September 27, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSociety & Culture Education Self-Improvement senior citizens seniors older adults 55+ 50+ retirement retired retiring wisdom old age Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On Father's Day 2021 Twin Cities-based KARE 11 reporter Karla Hult launched So Many Goodbyes, an advocacy service for families who have loves ones living with Alzheimer's. After seeing her father's decline from the disease, Karla wanted to help others in a way she wished was available to her. Through mentoring and workshops, Karla aims to serve families so they can better navigate the long and difficult experience that one might expect with an Alzheimer's diagnosis.
In this interview, Karla talks about her father and how meaningful he was in her life, the different stages of decline she observed in him, and the emotions of producing a series of personal feature-length stories about her dad and the impact of Alzheimer's. Furthermore, Karla spotlights the stress Alzheimer's places on caregivers – many of whom are senior citizens.
Karla's Recommendations:
- U2
- The Daily podcast by The New York Times
- Up First by NPR
- All books by Margaret Atwood
- Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
- Schitt's Creek on Netflix
- Game of Thrones on HBO
Shuva's Recommendation:
- In The Heights movie musical
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