The Proactive Journey: Volume 1

By Jessica Lizel Cannon

In 2016 Jessica Lizel Cannon stepped away from a career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to become a full-time caregiver for her mother.

Blogging became a way to help cope with the daily stresses as she navigated a new landscape of compliance, medical journals, and evolving limitations with activities of daily living.

After meeting more and more caregivers of all ages also seeking this information, Jessica realized her passion for writing could not only become a new career but also created the platform to start a podcast. Helping others find the light on their journey after feeling the pressures from the dark is of great importance to her.

In The Proactive Journey Volume 1, you can read about those first steps into the world of caring for a loved one with mixed dementia. You will also discover, as Jessica did, some valuable tips to help you along your way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jessica Lizel Cannon
• Release date: Dec 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201078171

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The Proactive Journey

Volume 1

by Jessica Lizel Cannon

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Table Of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Caregiver Hydration

Chapter 2: Sandwich Generation

Chapter 3: Caregiver Compliance

Chapter 4: Music Therapy

Chapter 5: Enneagram

Chapter 6: Hospice: More Than End Of Life

Chapter 7: Medicare Part 1

Chapter 8: Medicare Part 2

Chapter 9: Home Health Services

Chapter 10: Caregiver Boundaries

Chapter 11: John Harrell, Author: Killing My Father Then Finding Him.

Chapter 12: 10 Tips for Surviving The Holidays

Chapter 13: Preventative Dentistry for Seniors

INTRODUCTION

When I stepped into Mom’s world, I tried only to be a visitor. Each step took me deeper into her darkness due to the degeneration from mixed Dementia, but also into the layers of her defeat. Mom’s exhaustion to fight for life seemed to be over, so I recognized a need to pick up where she left off.

Although I had written many journals growing up to free my mind and uplift my heart, blogging became a purposeful therapeutic tool of expression. The problem with this kind of expression is battling the imposter within and silencing her long enough to share important areas along this journey.

Life was never intended to be an easy straight line to the finish. So when I asked God what my purpose in life was, His response was to find a spiritual career. By embracing my inner