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EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 1H 3M

Lessons Learned Through a Caregiving Journey: How To Do More Than Survive

from Alzheimer's Speaks · host Lori La Bey

Lessons Learned Through a Caregiving Journey: How To Do More Than Survive #CompassionateCare  #FromBitterToBetter   #SupportingCaregivers Lori La Bey talks with Jill and Phil Pietroburgo. Jill has worked in the fields of mental health and education for 36 years and has written two children’s books. Her first book, Sometimes Grandma Calls Me Jean, honors her mother, who lived with dementia. Her second book will launch soon and is called From Your Hands To My Heart, which can be preordered. Jill also volunteers as a Community Educator for the Alzheimer’s Association. She and her husband Phil also run a non-profit ministry called Eagles’ Wings Ministries, which is celebrating its tenth year. Phil Pietroburgo has been married to Jill for 36 years. He has served in public education for 25 years. He is retired as a middle school principal from Willow Springs, MO. Phil continues to serve children and families through a new role as Children’s Pastor at First Baptist Church in West Plains, MO. Phil has been serving as a children’s pastor for 7 years.   Learn: Have you been personally touched by dementia in your own family or circle of friends? Learn about Jill and Phil’s journey with dementia. How and why children can be part of the care team at any age. How to shift that broken feeling during the care journey to one of beauty. Practical ways to support caregivers. What the dementia journey can teach us.   Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Post https://alzheimersspeaks.com/lessons-learned-through-a-caregiving-journey-how-to-do-more-than-survive/  Watch the Video Interview Below https://youtu.be/q9ceKemKV5o Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-learned-through-a-caregiving-journey-how-to/id986940432?i=1000787109744 Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3b49EavXdgO9xrV9j2jKdG Other Podcasts https://pod.link/986940432 Dementia Map Events Page https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/9/1/lessons-learned-through-a-caregiving-journey-how-to-do-more-than-survive   Contact Jill and Phil Pietroburgo Website https://www.jillpietroburgo.com Jill’s Email   Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube     @JillPietroburgo Phil’s Email BOOKS Available on Amazon  Sometimes Grandma Calls Me Jean Coming Soon: From Your Hands To My Heart   Contact Lori La Bey with Alzheimer's Speaks with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Alzheimer's Speaks shifts dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time, by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011. Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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