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Welcome to Aging in America
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The newly released podcast “Aging in America,” hosted by the award-winning seasoned investigative journalist Ms. Tam Lawrence, begins with an opening segment. Ms. Lawrence also wrote a reflection journey titled “Going through Hell to Get to Heaven,” which recounts her mother’s experience of surviving induced symptoms of dementia due to doctors misdiagnosing her with psychoactive prescription drugs. The journey also delves into her own experience as a caregiver.
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Introduction to Aging in America
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Tam Lawrence
Welcome to Aging in America. As we know, aging is something that's the inevitable, right? It's something that's going to happen to us all eventually.
Proactive vs Reactive Aging
00:00:14
Tam Lawrence
But there's so much more to the aging industry and societal events that will take place. And inevitably, if we're not willing to be proactive,
00:00:30
Tam Lawrence
Families will have to be reactive. And the reactive position is not always the best position to be in.
Exposing Care Home Conditions
00:00:40
Tam Lawrence
And I've literally written um so many different articles on this particular subject matter that I felt like there had to be a podcast to talk about what it is to age in America and expose the horrific conditions.
00:01:01
Tam Lawrence
and the secrecies that are happening in nursing homes and group homes and crimes against seniors and the protective
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Tam Lawrence
techniques or tips that people will need to take in order to protect their loved ones.
Personal Caregiving Experience
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Tam Lawrence
I personally um cared for my mom for over 13 years.
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Tam Lawrence
In seven years, i was a caregiver to my mother um who had elevated dementia, which is really not elevated dementia, it's vascular disease.
00:01:40
Tam Lawrence
And I want to talk about vascular disease and have a couple of wonderful, amazing professional physicians come on ah to talk about it as well, because people need to understand exactly how vascular disease leads to dementia and what that entails and how to you know, live better or to be aware of some of the foods that we're putting into our bodies because they carry toxic chemicals that cause vascular
Future of Aging and Resources
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Tam Lawrence
disease. But a lot of it goes
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Tam Lawrence
into some more really deep conversations that we're going to dive into as we continue with this particular podcast. And so I welcome you to use your time currency and spend it here.
00:02:28
Tam Lawrence
If you have loved ones, which we all do, that will age, if we have parents, whether you're a foster child or you have your maternal parents, it's important for you to know exactly what is it, what's the future of aging in America and how to identify the proper source for care, the proper source for guardianship, conservatorship,
00:02:56
Tam Lawrence
All of those things will matter.
Grief, Loss, and Trauma
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Tam Lawrence
And I want to bring it to the world because my experience with taking care of my mother felt like we were going through hell before she was going to get to heaven, before her entry into heaven, because my mom passed away. um And not only did my mom pass away, my uncle, and when you hear the story about what happened with my uncle,
00:03:24
Tam Lawrence
And also my grandmother passed away and then my brother in the last two years. So I'm very familiar with grief and how to handle it.
00:03:35
Tam Lawrence
And I'm going to tell you, I didn't handle it so well when it happened to me. um what the the process was never something that people really sat down and said, hey, this is how you're going to deal with it.
00:03:47
Tam Lawrence
There's no one way to deal with grief, but i can guarantee you that it is something that if you're not dealing with it properly, it can become an untreated trauma.
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Tam Lawrence
And so we're going to get into untreated trauma as well.
Senior Care vs Other Issues
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Tam Lawrence
I'm glad to be releasing this podcast during the month of May because this is so serious.
00:04:11
Tam Lawrence
um And i think that it is time for the people to take care of their own affairs because government isn't paying attention to the vulnerable aging.
00:04:26
Tam Lawrence
We hear so much about tariffs and other issues that are taking place, but the spotlight has to be put on the senior care or the aging in America, because as long as you continue to keep living, you're going to age.
Schemes Against Seniors
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Tam Lawrence
And God forbid, some of the situations that I've been able to discover and the crimes, the murders, and these things that we're gonna talk about, and I'm gonna walk you through some cases.
00:05:04
Tam Lawrence
These things have happened and they're recent and they're continuing to happen. And we're gonna talk about probate. Probate is one that I think everyone needs to be familiar with.
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Tam Lawrence
guardianship and ah court appointed attorneys and how all of this seems like one of the biggest positive schemes insurance companies oh my god yes insurance companies that is something that we're going to dive into as well so please lock in aging in america and Join me on this incredible journey.
Community Engagement
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Tam Lawrence
I am going to also have a site where you can um put up information or join so that you can keep up with the newsletter and the events that it will be taking place because we will be hosting some online events as well.
00:06:02
Tam Lawrence
So I don't mean to sound so slumber um and I don't mean to scare anyone, but the realities of Aging in America isn't pretty.
00:06:15
Tam Lawrence
So let's dive into Aging into America together. i appreciate your support and I hope that along the way, if you have questions or concerns, I would love to be there to help you.
Asset Protection and Family Security
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Tam Lawrence
There are quite a bit of alternative methods to protecting your assets if you are an aging person. um and If you're someone who is in your senior years and you want to ensure that your legacy and your family are not taken for granted or bombarded with uncertainties, if anything should happen to you, this is for you as well.
00:06:56
Tam Lawrence
So let's dive in and I will send you an email.
About CenterCare and Conclusion
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Tam Lawrence
If you sign up for the newsletter, you need to do is go to CenterCare.
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Tam Lawrence
And CenterCare is actually the parent company for the Better Aging Bureau. And you can find that at
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Tam Lawrence
dot com. So let let's make this an incredible journey together. Thank you for listening. I'm Tam Lawrence. and I am your host of Aging in America.