Adult Daycare: Care Givers

Aired on Lifetime Television
Sunday, April 30 and August 13, 2006
Show 312

Mary Soyka, caregiver to her husband who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, became a better caretaker by taking time for herself. For several hours a day, she uses an adult daycare center for her husband. Leeza sayss, "No caretaker can do it all by themselves. And it's not the best thing for the person receiving care. Mary knew this instinctively. She needed to recharge, and when she and her husband reconnected, there was more richness." "I want to take the best care of my husband all the days of our lives," Mary tells us.

For more information about Leeza Gibbons, visit the websites below:

Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation

Leeza's Place

Learn more about Leeza Gibbons or
Dr. James Huysman.

Leeza's "10 Commandments of Caregiving".

Walgreens' Caregiver Support Center.

Leeza Gibbons Care Givers Archive

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