How would our favorite Brady do taking care of a newly widowed Carol? Could an adult Marcia, with career and family of her own, juggle her own life with Mom’s?
While Marcia could call upon five siblings and perhaps even a still energetic Alice, for millions of busy adult sons and daughters assisting widowed parents, there’s not typically a BUNCH to help!
Energetic and articulate guest Jamieson Haverkampf galvanizes your audience with an interactive discussion:
• Should Greg take charge? Actually, the biggest indicator of whether aging parents will go to a nursing home is if they have an adult daughter.
• The number of widowed baby boomers will grow from 1.4 million to 9 million in 2018— a 45 percent increase.
• Why Mike died before Carol. Wives now face a 70 percent chance of outliving their husbands.
• Stress in the City: Playing long-distance caregiver to aging parents.
• Debunking the myth that a widow should NEVER move the first year after a spouse passes.
• 5 things you MUST do immediately after a parent dies.
CREDENTIALS: In her early thirties, Jamieson’s father passed away from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Jamieson then assisted her 56-year-old mother (the average age of widows) through the decision-loaded journey of early widowhood. A certified grief recovery specialist who has appeared on WCFO-AM 1160—Elder Talk with Miles Hurley, Jamieson is author of MOM MINUS DAD: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent.
AVAILABILITY: Atlanta, Georgia, nationwide by arrangement and via telephone
CONTACT: Jamieson Haverkampf, (404) 964-5060 (GA); jamieson@theparentlossbook.com; www.theparentlossbook.com

