Family Caregivers Create Wellness with Janet Edmunson's Affirmations

Wellness expert and Author from Massachusetts will address caregiver support groups in Keene and Manchester, NH in March. Available for interviews. Website for author is www.janetedmunson.com and full media kit is on-line.

Keene/Manchester, NH (PRWEB) February 22, 2007 -- Janet Edmunson M.Ed. wellness professional, caregiver and author of Finding Meaning with Charles: Caregiving with Love Through a Degenerative Disease, will be addressing Parkinson's support groups in March in Bangor, ME and in Keene, NH. Edmunson's new book has been endorsed by Dr. Stephen Covey, author of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Hospice, and by the Executive Director of the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, which is a Parkinson's plus disease.

Ms. Edmunson offers an alternative approach to coping with neurological diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Her presentations focus on positive techniques for maintaining wellness in family caregivers. Avoiding the downward spiral that can occur for caregivers of loved ones so easily, is at the heart of her message. Using affirmations written especially for caregivers, drawing on a community of support, and finding ways to celebrate life are some of the options covered. Practical help is offered by Janet with such tools as her "Symptom Tracking Form", which is a free download from her website.

Using caregiving affirmations, Janet herself learned to "make meaning" of the situation she faced when Charles, her beloved husband of 20 years, was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or PSP. Since Janet has been both a caregiver and healthcare professional, she has a dual perspective to offer.

On Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 2:00pm, Janet Edmunson will speak to the Monadnock Parkinson's Support Group, in Keene, NH at the St. James Episcopal Church, 44 West Street, Keene, NH. Contact: Joe Nicholas, 603-352-1727 for more information. On Sunday, March 18, 2007, 2:00 to 4:00pm, Janet Edmunson will speak to the Greater Bangor Parkinson Support Group, Bangor, ME at the Acadia Hospital, Osprey Room, Stillwater Avenue, Bangor, ME. Contact: Bonnie Bragg, 207-843-5908 for more information.

As the Director of Wellness for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Janet has made a successful career of assisting others in creating a mindset of health. Family caregivers are always in need of support, fellowship, and information, in order to remain effective in their roles at home and in their community. Janet's appearances are designed to provide both a positive environment and practical information. Her website offers more information at www.janetedmunson.com as well as ordering information for this wonderful new resource for caregivers.

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