Peter Flierl – Caregiving Articles

Author: Peter Flierl

Peter is a graduate of Hobart College with a B.A. in English and received his M.S.W. in Clinical Social Work from Louisiana State University. He has over 30 years experience in community health promotion and service development, including breast self exam programs for teens and women, free mammography services and breast health education. He is founder and CEO of HealthGain, a business devoted to building healthy people and healthy organizations, and is a principal in FBT Worldwide, an internet options company.

Peter is a frequent speaker on a variety of health issues ranging from healthy aging and starting over at 56 to charitable giving and also being there for a wife with breast cancer,the subject of his first book.

Tell Her You Love Her

By Peter Flierl

Caregiver Issues
Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

Men need to learn to speak their feelings, particularly to a wife facing the challenge of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and to learn to say “Yes” to offers of help.