In order to educate family caregivers on how to care for themselves while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, the Alliance for Aging Research created this workshop kit. This translated workshop kits assist community groups in hosting workshops for Spanish-speaking family caregivers.

El propósito de este taller es educar a los familiares encargados de cuidar a
un ser querido con la enfermedad de Alzheimer a darles el mejor cuidado
posible sin descuidar sus propias necesidades. Esta Guía para Líderes servirá
de guía para los que trabajan en el ambiente de la salud, personal médico,
coordinadores comunitarios, etc, y les ayudará con la conducción del taller.

Como familiar y persona encargada de cuidar a alguien con
la enfermedad de Alzheimer, tienes demasiadas tareas y
mucho que hacer. Hay tanto por aprender, tantas cosas que
planear, tantas preocupaciones. Por eso necesitas leer ésta
guía, no solamente por la persona a quien cuidas, si no
además por tí mismo.

Beverly Simmons is a valve surgery patient and provides details about her personal experiences in this podcast. Topics she discusses include her symptoms and when she decided to see a doctor about them, how she was diagnosed, how her knowledge about the procedure progressed, how she felt after surgery, and resources she recommends.

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Dr. Vincent Gaudiani is the senior cardiac surgeon at Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons. In this podcast, he draws from his over 10,000 operations and 40 scientific papers to cover the basics of heart valve surgery including options available to patients in terms of procedures and mechanisms, risks to consider, expectations for surgery, and how to find resources.

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