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Month: January 2011

Patti Fehlig of Longleaf Hospice, and the MDA MuscleWalk at Cowboy Stadium

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Williams, Presley compressedAngela Presley is a second time guest on Eugeria! Radio in Dallas.  Today, Angela brought Fundraising Coordinator Victoria Williams with her to promote the largest MuscleWalk in the nation.  Angela started her careers with the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greater Dallas.  A Dallas native, Angela went off to school in Lubbock at Texas Tech, and came back.  Victoria is also a Dallas native, and went to a foreign country for school (Oklahoma)!  Angela is the Healthcare Services Coordinator, working with families primarily in a social work capacity.   The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to conquering more than 40 muscle diseases that affect a million Americans of all ages. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. On March 5, the MDA will be holding their annual MuscleWalk at Cowboy Stadium.  Though you won’t see the Cowboys in the Superbowl, you might see some celebrities in the stadium at the MuscleWalk!  It will be a great opportunity for families impacted by Muscular Dystrophy, ALS, Parkinsons and other neuromuscular diseases to interact with each other, and witness the heroic effort to raise money for such a worthy cause!  To contact the Dallas Chapter of the MDA, call them at (972) 480-0011, or visit the national website at www.mda.org.  Again, mark your calendars for March 5, 2011 for the annual MuscleWalk at Cowboy Stadium!

Fehlig, Patti CompressedPatti Fehlig is from a small town in Missouri.  A really small town.  In fact, she tells us that one of her high school teachers walked down the hall where her mother was teaching first grade to tell her mother that her daughter was holding hands with a boy in class (we’re not sure if she married him or not)!  Being a somewhat rebellious child, Patti decided not to follow in her parents’ footsteps as an educator.  She attended Central Missouri State College (now University of Central Missouri) to get her Bachelors Degree in Social Work.  She never wavered from her intent, later receiving a Masters in Social Work from the University of Georgia.  Having worked as a social worker for a home health company early on (StaffBuilders), and then as an executive director for two different assisted living communities, she finally found her home working in hospice.  Two years ago, Patti joined Longleaf Hospice to work with her friend Carla Pfirman.  Today, Patti is the Community Relations Coordinator for Longleaf, and she loves her job.  She tells us that Longleaf Hospice’s focus is on provided high quality, individualized care.  To contact Patti or find out more information about Longleaf Hospice, call (770) 939-9179, or visit them on the web at www.longleafhospice.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Town Village North Dallas and Veterans Information Services

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Town Lake North GroupKarolyn Sorensen, like so many of our guests, was nudged into senior care by a personal experience with a family member.  She received a degree in Gerontology from the University of North Texas.  today she is the Executive Director of Town Village North Dallas, an exceptional Senior Living experience offering options for both independent living and personalized assisted living.  Karolyn is joined by her associates, Teri Lock, the Director of Sales and Marketing, and Tracey Bruce, the Business Development Coordinator.  This terrific tiro is part of what makes Town Village North such an exceptional experience!  Teri is a midwesterner, having received a Political Science degree from Northing Illinois University, and a Masters in Counseling from Indiana University.  After spending a good bit of her career in non-profit management serving families and children, she was introduced to the senior services world.  Tracey is a rare Dallas native.  She attended the University of Texas at Arlington, earning a social work degree.  She also started her career in the non-profit sector.  She’s thrilled to be working with Karolyn and Teri at Town Village.  They tell us that one of the most compelling features of Town Village is its award-winning food service, specifically designed for seniors, from both a nutrition and a taste perspective.  Find out for yourself by scheduling a tour by calling Teri at 972-866-7575.  You can also visit them on the web here.

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Though Karen McIntyre was born in Tampa, she considers herself an Atlanta native, having lived in Atlanta for 40 years!  Karen is a registered nurse, and has an Associates degree in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Kennesaw State College.  She spent much of her career in hospital nursing and home health.  Back in the 1990s, Karen began to see that there was little care management available to patients free of charge.  She began a door to door campaign to the assisted living facilities to get them to pay a “finders fee” so that she could provide the senior placement service to her patients for free.  Since then, this industry has taken off.  Karen took her business in a slightly different direction.  She started helping veterans and spouses of veterans apply for the aid they were entitled to from the Veterans Administration.  Karen and her husband, Jay, subsequently founded Veterans Information Services, Inc.  As Karen points out in the interview, there are many programs available to veterans and their surviving spouses for both those who are service-connected and for many war-time veterans and their surviving spouses who are not service-connected, but who have a financial need.  Today Karen is a VA-accredited agent specializing in education for professionals wanting to assist eligible veterans in obtaining their benefits.  In addition to the training, she also offers a software solution that makes the application process very simple.  Karen points out that last year, there were over 23 million veterans and less than 400,000 were actually receiving non-service-connected pension benefits.  Her advice, “get some assistance from someone who knows how to navigate the application process”.  To learn more, call 866-869-2777, or visit them on the web at www.info4vets.com.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Integra Hospital CEO Greg Rogers, Cornerstone Financial Partners John Winters and Tim Thornberry

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Rogers, Greg compresssedAfter graduating from Baylor University in 1993 with a Masters of Business Administration in Management, Greg Rogers took a position with Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals working in sales, marketing and branding.  Of the 11 years Greg spent with Lilly, nine of them were in the area of neurosciences.  It was an area that spoke to his heart, and prepared him for his current position as the CEO of Integra Hospital in Plano.  Integra employs a unique model centered around neurological rehabilitation and recovery.  Most of their patients are admitted as the result of a stroke or brain injury, rather than for an orthopedic condition.  The difference is that 80% of the therapy is administered on a one on one basis, rather than in a group setting.  They have their work cut out for them as they “retrain” the brain to perform common functions.  Greg sees his work at Integra as ministry and mission, and he believes Integra’s motto, “Restoring Health, Restoring Hope”.  Visit Integra’s website at www.integrahospitalplano.com, or call them a 972-428-1740 for a tour!

Winters compressedJohn Winters was born and raised on the south side of Philadelphia.  After earning and MBA in Finance from LaSalle University, John married his wife Joan and began a career with AT&T in the area of finance, specifically mergers and acquisitions.  After spending time all over the Northeast, Europe, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, John finally found his way to Atlanta.  At the time, he became interested in financial services, and eventually started Cornerstone Financial Partners, LLC.  John has recently been appointed Planning Commissioner, District 1, for Gwinnett County.  He is also the current president of Gwinnett Council for Seniors, and a member of numerous boards, including Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services.

 Thornberry compressedJohn’s partner at Cornerstone Financial Partners is Tim Thornberry.  Tim was a military brat, growing up doing hard time in Hawaii and Southern California!  He followed in his father’s footsteps.  After attending North Georgia College, he joined the Marine Corps Reserves.  He has served in two tours in Iraq.  He is currently the senior service officer for the American Legion in Duluth, and is the President of Sentinels of Freedom Gwinnett, working to bring “wounded warriors” home to Gwinnett County.  Tim and John’s business is committed to providing their clients conservative asset management and wealth protection.  Their business often leads them to pro bono advocacy work for Gwinnett County’s seniors.  Thanks, Tim and John for what you do in your community!  View their website at www.yourfinancialcornerstone.com, or contact them at 678-730-6100.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!

Life Languages Institute, Senior Focused Relocations and Elder Care Connections

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Kendall, Brown compressedThe son of a deputy sheriff, and hailing from Lincoln County, New Mexico, home of Smokey the Bear, may explain Fred Kendall’s boisterous and gregarious personality.  Or not.  Fred has attended the New Mexico Military Institute, the University of New Mexico and UC Berkeley, studying Psychology and Law.  He spent 11 years in the Marines Corps, and in his words, was “CINC” Universe (that’s Commander in Chief).  After six years of marriage, Fred was faced with a horrible, ugly divorce.  As he wrestled with this experience, he became convicted that it was he that needed to change, and that it was imperative that he save his marriage and his family.  More than 35 years later, Fred is the President and Founder of Life Languages Insitute, an organization dedicated to helping preserve and strengthen relationships by understanding the “Life Languages” of individuals in a relationship.  Fred has been recently joined by Richard Brown.  Richard is a 42 year veteran of New York Life Insurance, and an Air Force alum as well.  Richard’s role at Life Languages is to broaden the visibility of Life Languages to new markets.  Visit their website at www.lifelanguages.com, or call Richard at (972) 406-1313.

Ingels, Sherry compressedSherry Ingels is a Texas native.  She attended university at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, a little college town in East Texas.  After working many years with her husband in a family business, Sherry branched out on her own to start helping seniors that were getting ready to either move in with their families, or into a senior living community.  A year and a half ago, Sherry joined Michele Parchman and Sandy Nauta at Senior Focused Relocations (SFR).  Sherry is currently a Marketing Representive for the company.  Senior Focused Relocations are Senior Move Managers and Professional Movers.  They work exclusively with seniors.  The advantage is that they truly understand seniors, and know that what many might consider “junk”, the senior considers a treasure, if for no other reason than the special memories attached to it.  SFR works with their clients to sort, downsize, organize, move, unpack and set up in the new residence – including making the DVD player stop blinking on 12:00!  Sherry can be reached at (972) 596-2468, or visit them on the web at www.seniorfocusedrelocations.com.

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A true Southern Peach, Judy Darby grew up a stone’s throw away from the Vidalia Onion Capital of the world in Lyons, Georgia.  She attended the University of Georgia and earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology, and a Masters in Counseling and Psyhiatric Services.  Like so many of our guests, Judy was largely influenced by a personal experience.  Her grandmother cared for her grandfather for the final seven years of his life.  After his death, her grandmother became one of the first “homecare” providers, staying with, and caring for, many elderly people in their final years – before the idea of a homecare agency existed.  Spending her first 20 years of her career as a disability case manager, Judy met CPA, Joe Kilpatrick about twelve years ago.  As the result of a task force on serving aging clients, Joe and Judy started ElderCare Connections, a geriatric care management firm that serves a wide variety of clients’ needs, from simple bill payment to acting as Power of Attorney and Executor of the estate, and everything in between.  Judy truly develops a special relationship with each and every one of her clients, serving them wherever and whenever they need it.  To find out more, call Judy direcdtly at (770) 455-8832.

Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!