"Stress Management and Self-Care" is the fourth and last "Caring for the Caregiver" webinar in our series for this year.* Join us on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM for this webinar discussion. Yalily Smith, LCSW, Owner of The Traveling Therapist LLC will discuss stress management and self-care for caregivers in the ALS community.
*The "Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series" is sponsored by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America.
"Anticipatory Grief" is the third "Caring for the Caregiver" webinar in our series this year.* Join us on Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 PM for this webinar discussion. Susan Blakeslee, Licensed Mental Health Counselor at VITAS Healthcare, will be presenting on anticipatory grief, a feeling of grief occurring before an impending loss.
*The "Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series" is sponsored by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America.
All Together Now: Perspectives on Organizing Your Medical Care and Maximizing Your Team’s Effectiveness
This session will feature a panel of people living with ALS, Caregivers, and Clinic Professionals and allow time for Q and A from the audience. Tools such as the Critical Medical Information app and other strategies will be discussed.
People living with ALS and their caregivers face substantial financial burdens accessing and understanding insurance coverage and paying for medical treatments and services, causing high stress, added work burden and tremendous debt for individuals in the ALS community. No one understands this more than Jimmie and Dennis Thomasson in Mobile, Alabama.
Many believe that all it takes is one song to bring back 1,000 memories, moments we hold dear and relive in our minds every time we listen to it. No one knows this better than the Vickers family, sharing their beautiful memories and storytelling through music, rhythm and melody.
"What to Expect when Roles Change, Shifting Family Dynamics" is the second "Caring for the Caregiver" webinar in our series this year.* Join us on Thursday, May 27, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 PM for this round table discussion. We will have volunteers from the Florida ALS Community discuss the roles as an Adult Child, Parent, Sibling, and Survivor for those living with ALS.
*The "Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series" is sponsored by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America.
Later this month, the ALS Association will host a virtual session focused on the urgent need for timely access to new therapies. Leaders from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry companies will listen to people living with ALS speak directly about their expectations for their experiences with the disease and how important it is to have timely access to therapies that have the potential to provide incremental benefit in improving how people feel, function and live.