BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.insightmcc.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:a0b7911e-d58d-4347-938c-862a76fb2fdd X-WR-CALDESC:AARP Virginia and Insight Memory Care Center present this Auth or Spotlight with Bonnie Manns Roache\, author of Your Daughter\, Your Ad vocate: A Daughter’s Account of Caring for her Mother Against Lewy Body De mentia in a Flawed Care System. Join us for this free\, open discussion to learn about the challenges of caregiving for a loved one with Lewy body d ementia.\n\n This event is sponsored by Silverado Alexandria Memory Car e! \n\n

About the Book

\nWhile trying to care for her mom\, Bon nie found herself constantly at odds with care facilities driven by corpor ate policies\, risk\, liability\, and profit. Bonnie chronicles her journe y caregiving and advocating for her mother\, Mary Alice\, revealing the ch allenges of caregiving for a loved one with Lewy body dementia and the dis appointments in a flawed caregiving system. She shares their story to prom ote awareness and understanding as well as illustrate simple\, positive ca re approaches to provide a safe environment for Mary Alice.\n\nThese stori es will make you smile\, laugh\, angry\, cry\, and better prepared. The le ssons learned from their experiences are enlightening. Most importantly\, you will relate to these situations and realize you are not alone on this journey. If you are tired\, frustrated\, or feeling guilty or hopeless whi le caring for a loved one\, this book is for you.\n\n

Location

\nTh is hybrid session will be offered in-person at First Baptist Church of Ale xandria and online for virtual participation. Please select your preferred option when registering.\n\nIn-Person\nFirst Baptist Chu rch of Alexandria\nFaith Activities Center\n2932 King Street\nAlexandria\, VA 22302 \n\nVirtual\nVirtual attendees will be emailed directions to log-in just before the event.\n\n\n \;\nSign Me Up - In Person \n\nSign Me Up - Virtual X-WR-RELCALID:8d4c5f0d19409e8c45e3a06dd93fa4b2 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f8bdc1d9-09fd-4be8-9f7b-c653d74ec617 DTSTAMP:20260421T153946Z DESCRIPTION:AARP Virginia and Insight Memory Care Center present this Autho r Spotlight with Bonnie Manns Roache\, author of Your Daughter\, Your Adv ocate: A Daughter’s Account of Caring for her Mother Against Lewy Body Dem entia in a Flawed Care System. Join us for this free\, open discussion to learn about the challenges of caregiving for a loved one with Lewy body de mentia.\n\n This event is sponsored by Silverado Alexandria Memory Care ! \n\n

About the Book

\nWhile trying to care for her mom\, Bonn ie found herself constantly at odds with care facilities driven by corpora te policies\, risk\, liability\, and profit. Bonnie chronicles her journey caregiving and advocating for her mother\, Mary Alice\, revealing the cha llenges of caregiving for a loved one with Lewy body dementia and the disa ppointments in a flawed caregiving system. She shares their story to promo te awareness and understanding as well as illustrate simple\, positive car e approaches to provide a safe environment for Mary Alice.\n\nThese storie s will make you smile\, laugh\, angry\, cry\, and better prepared. The les sons learned from their experiences are enlightening. Most importantly\, y ou will relate to these situations and realize you are not alone on this j ourney. If you are tired\, frustrated\, or feeling guilty or hopeless whil e caring for a loved one\, this book is for you.\n\n