A Cancer Healing Story During the Year of COVID
March 10, 2021
Hosted by Nancy Oriola, LCSW, CMC, NMG, CFP
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Episode Description
One year ago this week, in March 2020, Americans began to fully understand that a deadly virus was among us. For my guest, it was the beginning of a year of being confronted with a Stage 3 Endometrial Cancer diagnosis and what she calls her year of healing. A cancer diagnosis leaves most of us rushing to learn as much as we can about our own diagnosis, brings us face-to-face with our own mortality, forces us to make difficult treatment decisions, and for many takes us on a spiritual journey. My friend and colleague, Chris Williams, joins me to talk about what she calls her healing story. She will share those things that supported her in her journey of the last 12 months. Her story has been an inspiration to all who know her and to the many women business owners that have continued to look to her for guidance and leadership with their own challenges. Her strength has been our strength. Her year of healing, during this most challenging year, has been extraordinary. One we can all learn from.
Aging Life Network
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When families or friends are concerned about or trying to assist an aging loved one, they enter a world with a language of its own. Navigating the healthcare, legal, financial, medical and day-to-day care needs of a senior needing assistance is a significant task. Understanding that world and its language reduces stress and ensures that those we love live their best life, regardless of the current circumstance. We share the most accurate and up to date information available for those caring for loved ones. We talk with experts in the various disciplines related to aging such as doctors, lawyers, financial advisors, neuropsychologists, dementia behavior experts, home care and facility owners/managers, and Aging Life professionals. I also talk with authors of books about the experience of aging and caregiving, as well as those developing new technologies and experts in assisting families with the conflict that often arises under the stress of caring.
Nancy Oriola, LCSW, CMC, NMG, CFP
I am a boomer in a sibling group of five who recently lost her second parent after a difficult illness at age 85. For more than 30 years I have advised others about the topics we will be addressing. I began my professional life as a Certified Financial Planner (1988) and worked for ten years as a financial advisor, focusing in the area of retirement. Following that I obtained a Master’s degree in Social Work and completed the work necessary to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. After working in a not-for-profit setting for a few years, in 2001 I started my own private elder care management and fiduciary company; managing both health care and finances for seniors.
I have worked with seniors and their families under court appointed guardianships and conservatorships, powers of attorney for both health and finances, as well as conducting assessments and consultations with families. I continue to develop and offer services to older adults, disabled adults and families through my fiduciary company called Decades, a health care management company called Aging Life, LLC and my most recent venture, Aging Life Network, Inc.
My goal with Aging Life Network is to offer the information described above and more importantly, to provide affordable access to live Aging Life Professionals, who through HIPAA compliant video conferencing and phone calls will speak with individuals and families about their unique situation, providing practical guidance and advice.
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