Things Happened in My Life in the Last 10 Years
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 4:00 pm, 41F (5C), Cloudy
Ten years ago, if a fortune teller had told me the following things would happen in my life...
I would have said, 'Get lost!'
Media
- Being profiled in the NY Times article “When Dementia Meets the Coronavirus Crisis”
- Winner - My Story - My Sumi, Caregiver Champions essay contest organized by the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, Michigan
- Two-part article profiling us in an online magazine - The Indian Scene, Michigan
- Interview by Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield article, Michigan
- Having a website where I could share the happenings in our lives and my experiences
- Published a book – My Journey with Sumi, chronicling my experience as Sumi’s care partner
Podcasts:
- On the National Public Radio (North Carolina) interview by the host Anita Rao. The podcast reaches 300,000 listeners
- Podcast by Danielle Karmanos, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Geetanjali – Indian Radio Program by host Subhash Kelkar
Making presentations:
- Chrysler Retiree Group
- Mary Ann Morse – Senior Living, Framingham, Massachusetts
- Bhartiya Temple, Troy, Michigan
- Bloomfield Township Senior Center, Michigan
- Art of Aging Successfully Annual Event – conducted workshop on the 12Cs of In-Home Caregivers®
- The Goodfellows, Mumbai, India
Making new connections, engaging in new activities
- Started Cooking with Caregivers Classes at my home
- Board member of Sukoon In-Home Caregiving Company
- Member of Chrysler Retiree’s Aging Information Committee
- Committee Member - Art of Aging Successfully - Wayne State University, Institute of Gerontology
Films:
- WXYZ Channel 7 video interview
- A 7.5-minute documentary made by AgeWays profiling Sumi and me and another couple
- Making Hindi and English documentaries and winning awards at the several International Film Festivals
And, much more to unfold...
