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Author: Beth Witrogen McLeod

Beth Witrogen McLeod is an author, journalist, speaker and consultant on caregiving, end-of-life issues and renewal at midlife, especially for women. She is a double Pulitzer Prize nominee, and has won many national and regional awards for her work. She has written for Good Housekeeping, SELF, Family Circle, and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Her latest book is Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal

Her expertise grew out of personal experience caring for her parents who were simultaneously terminally ill 1,200 miles away. With a father dying of a rare form of cancer and a mother with Lou Gehrig's disease and dementia, McLeod learned firsthand about the traumas and blessings of this mid-life rite of passage. She turned her experiences into a passion for public service, first writing and producing an award-winning newspaper series, "The Caregivers," for The San Francisco Examiner in 1995. It was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She developed a weekly column for The Examiner that often appeared on the New York Times Syndicate Web site. Honors for the series included National Hospice Organization, Pew Charitable Trusts, American Legion Auxiliary, Society of Professional Journalists, and many regional and local social service organizations.

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Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal

By Beth Witrogen McLeod

Aging

Caregivers are on a path seemingly without end, subject to the stresses and guilts of watching a loved ones pain without being able to erase it. They find themselves on a chaotic journey where the only certainty is the demise of a loved one.

As A Caregiver You May Be At Risk For Depression

By Beth Witrogen McLeod

One of today’s biggest health care crises is the depression faced by those who minister to aging relatives and friends. More then 60% of caregivers experience depression.