Jacqueline Marcell TOPICS: Health Family Psychology Women's Issues Seniors/Retirement FEE CATEGORY:* 5.0k to 10.0k TRAVELS FROM: Irvine Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Books & Videos Request This Speaker

Jacqueline Marcell: Profile

Former television executive, Jacqueline Marcell, is the devoted daughter in her best-selling book, "Elder Rage, or Take My Father... Please! How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents". Her ingenuity and loving persistence turned around a seemingly impossible situation with her challenging elderly father, and changed a life altering near-family tragedy into a book and seminar that's having a broad appeal, considering that more than 50 million Americans struggle to provide care for aging loved ones. Compelled by her experience, Jacqueline is now an advocate for eldercare awareness and reform.

Dementia costs American business over $61 billion a year, largely due (79%) to lost productivity and absenteeism of employees who must take time off work to provide care. Jacqueline stresses the importance of: recognizing the 10 early warning signs of dementia, early diagnosis, three stages, and medications that can slow dementia symptoms. By the age of 65, one out of every ten persons has some form of dementia, and by age 85, nearly one out of two. Employers, who impart this information to their employees, can save families a lot of heartache--and themselves a lot of money.

Selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, Elder Rage is required reading at numerous universities, and being considered for a feature film. Over 50 prestigious endorsements include: Hugh Downs, Regis Philbin, Dr. Dean Edell, Duke University Center for Aging, Dr. Nancy Snyderman/ABC News, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Johns Hopkins Memory Clinic, and the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA), who honored Jacqueline with their media award. The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) presented her with "Advocate of the Year" at their Remarkable Women Awards.

Jacqueline enlightens healthcare professionals as to how they can better help the families they work with, and offers families solutions and hope on how to make one of life's most difficult experiences less time consuming and more manageable. Jacqueline is also a recent breast cancer survivor who stresses the importance for caregivers to closely monitor their own health while caring for others. Her passion and humor turn a most difficult subject into a very "edu-taining" presentation.

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