Additional panelists: Dr. Michelle Folsom Elder\, Department of Health and Liz Chandlee\, patient advocate from Calv ertHealth
\nLoretta Woodward Veney is a motivational speaker and tra iner who has delivered more than 300 speeches and presentations on dementi a and caregiving since 2014 and she offers a wealth of information\, encou ragement and humor to her audiences. Throughout her life Loretta\, author of \;Being My Mom&rsquo\;s Mom (2nd edition 2019) \, Colors Flowing fr om My Mind (2019) and Refreshment for the Caregiver&rsquo\;s Spirit (2nd e dition 2020)\, has chronicled family events through journals\, photos\, an d videos\, seeking to capture every moment. Her documentation came in very handy in 2006 after her beloved mother Doris became the first female in t he family to suffer from dementia. Loretta began learning everything about the disease becoming a fierce advocate for her Mom in the process. Lorett a and her Mom have been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal\, Psychology Today\, The Washington Post\, The NY Times\, AARP Caregiver Sto ries\, as well as a PBS special entitled Alzheimer&rsquo\;s the Caregiver& rsquo\;s Perspective. In 2019\, Loretta was selected as Trailblazer of the Year by Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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