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Podcast: The Spiritual Perspective
Episode: 99: J. Smiles On Finding The Humor In The Difficult Role Of Caregiving For A Her Mother With Dementia
Description: Caregiving is still a misunderstood and under-celebrated role in today's society. For this episode, we welcome J Smiles to talk about her amazing story of caring for her mother, launching a career in comedy, and how she managed to navigate these difficult terrains. Soon after her father's passing, J Smiles’ mother was diagnosed with two forms of dementia, and it took a minute for her to realize that the deterioration she was seeing in her mother was not just grief. The process surrounding her mother's diagnosis and treatment was a tricky one, and J Smiles gene...