Category Archives: Maria Sanchez Show

Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 – Soul Models

Please join Maria as she visits with Angela Daffron, co-author of the book “Soul Models” which is released today.  

Soul Models are individuals who touch the hearts, minds and souls of everyone they meet. They are today’s role models, transforming challenge into positive change for others. Their courage and compassion showcase the strength and beauty of the human spirit: Everyone can be a Soul Model – including you!

 

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Monday, May 5th, 2014 – Pass It Along Day

Pass It Along LAIn the truest sense of giving, please join Maria as she visits with the Director of Marketing & Communications for the California Community Foundation, Valarie De La Garza about their 24 hour campaign that begins tonight at midnight.  Pass It Along LA Day and the national campaign.   Click here for the national link.

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Friday, May 2nd, 2014 – John Wayne

DukeJohn Wayne, the American icon, was more than a movie star.  Author, Steven Travers shares with Maria how both Joseph Stalin and Chairman Mao ordered assassinations on him.  He eluded four attempts to kill him and helped the USA with intelligence gathering.  A compelling discussion about his tome, “The Duke, the Longhorns and Chairman Mao, John Wayne’s Political Odyssey.”

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Friday, April 25th, 2014 – What Men Want

WhatMenWantFive Things Men Want . . . please join Maria as she chats with nutritional educator, Men’s Fitness Magazine Advisory Board member, Registered Dietician, and Board Certified specialist in Sports Dietetics, Dr. Chris Mohr, PhD.

Click here for Dr. Mohr’s website; Nordic Naturals

 

Taking Care of our Parents – Sandwich Generation

logoI’ve been back and forth from my home to where my parents live for weeks and months and years, depending on their health and wellness.  I’ve always considered it an honor and my good fortune to have both of my parents alive.  They’ve been married nearly 60 years and as a divorced mother of four of my own children, that has also been inspirational to me.

What I haven’t been prepared for, nor is it really possible to understand that when one’s health begins to decline, what is the correct manner in which to handle that situation?

My poor father fell while putting on his clothing and suffered a spiral femur fracture in June 2013.  He has been bedridden since that time, in and out of hospitals, having a variety of surgical procedures and finally last fall the palliative care physicians discharged him to medical hospice in their home.

Watching my mother keep vigil, attend to every need of his, juggling the health care appointments at their home, transport vehicles for procedures not able to be performed at their home, PT, OT, wound doctors, nurses, care providers – it is daunting!

My father was given 2 weeks to 2 months to live, he’s now closing out his 7th month after that prognosis.  The human spirit and the desire to live, no matter what the indignity is inspirational!