Caregiver Book, "Love Honor Value" Wins Top Honors
Dr. David J. Demko, Gerontologist
AgeVenture News Service 03-21-03
Love, Honor and Value (Capital Books) by
Suzanne Mintz, the President and Co-Founder of the National Family Caregivers Association,
has won a 2003 Caregiver Friendly Award, which is given by Today’s Caregiver Magazine,
the first national magazine for all family and
professional caregivers. The Caregiver Friendly Awards are designed to celebrate
products, services, books and media created with the
needs of caregivers in mind.
Love, Honor and Value is an encouraging
and practical guide for family caregivers about how to take care of themselves as they
care for
others. This "message to caregivers," from one of its most respected activists, addresses
issues such as the impact of caregiving on
caregivers and reaching out for help.
Suzanne Mintz is the president and founder of The National Family Caregivers Association
(NFCA), which is a grassroots organization
dedicated to supporting and improving the lives of America's family caregivers.
Dana Reeve, the Director of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, says, "This
book provides emotional insights mixed with solid
practical information, written with the compassion, wisdom, clarity, and humor that can
only come from someone living with the many
rewards and challenges of being a caregiver for a family member. It is time for family
caregivers to be recognized as the essential part of the
healthcare system that we are and Ms. Mintz is just the person to lead the charge."
Awards will be presented at Today’s Caregiver magazine’s annual Sharing Wisdom
Caregivers Conference to be held in Fort
Lauderdale, Fl. April 25th, 2003 and will also be profiled in the May/June 2003 issue
of Today’s Caregiver and on the magazine’s website,
caregiver.com.
"The average caregiver is responsible for over $40,000 in health related expenditures
each year, in either personal or directed funds" Says
Gary Barg, Today’s Caregiver magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, "This award is designed to help
family caregivers recognize and reward those
organizations who will care for them in as committed a manner as they care for their loved
ones."
Caregiver Friendly Awards are presented by Today’s Caregiver magazine to celebrate
outstanding books, media, products and services
designed with the best interest of the family caregiver in mind. Today's Caregiver magazine,
launched in 1995, is published by Caregiver
Media Group, which also produces the national Sharing Wisdom Caregivers Conferences,
www.caregiver.com and The Fearless
Caregiver book which teaches caregivers how to become their loved one’s fearless advocates
within the healthcare system.
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