How to Build Your Caregiving Team

<p><em>“I'm a physician and I know how to take care of things all by myself and yes, I had a hard time asking for help because I didn't think I needed help. I thought I could do it all by myself because I'm a strong person, but I did learn eventually to accept help. Right?”</em></p> <p><em>Today, Kim Hegwood and Dr. Renee Harmon will discuss why it is so important to have a caregiving team. Dr. Harmon will talk from her own experiences caring for her husband with early-onset dementia.</em></p> <p>1. Why is it important to have a team?</p> <p>2. Why is it hard to ask for help?</p> <p>3. Who should absolutely be on your team?</p> <p>4. Who doesn’t need to be on your team?</p> <p>5. Give us some examples of unexpected team members.</p> <p>6. How should you ask for help?</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>How to Contact Renee Harmon</strong></p> <p><strong>Website:</strong>www.reneeharmon.com</p> <p><strong>Email:</strong>reneebharmon@aol.com</p> <p><strong>Facebook:</strong>@Renee Harmon, Author</p> <p><strong>Instagram:</strong> @Renee Harmon, MD</p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @reneeharmonmd</p> <p><strong>YouTube:</strong> @Renee Harmon</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Bio:</strong></p> <p>Renée Harmon, MD, resides in Birmingham, Alabama, where she has recently retired from a twenty-nine-year career in family medicine. She and her husband, Harvey, shared responsibilities at their medical practice, and at their home with two daughters until Alzheimer’s disease forced his retirement.</p> <p>Dr. Harmon is the author of Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s: Principles of Caregiving That Kept Me Upright, a memoir about her husband’s time with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She is also a sought-after speaker, serves as a community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association, and is a board member of Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama. She writes a weekly blog and posts weekly videos on topics related to dementia and personal growth.</p> <p><strong>Books or Other Products that would interest viewers:</strong></p> <p>Surfing the Waves of Al