Future and Past

SCHEDULED

Book Release Party:A Conversation About Caregiving
Bookpassage

51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Corte Madera,California
March 10, 2012, 7:00pm

Caregiving: The Whole Package, Not the Myth
Why There Are Words
333 Caledonia Street (Studio 333)
Sausalito, CA
April 12, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Speech Language Pathologists and Cargiving
Communicative Disorders Program
San Francisco State University
April 27, 2012 2:00pm

Caregiving Webinar (free)
Total Living Choices
June 6, 2012, 10:00 am (PCT)
Details to Follow

Caregiving During the Span of Life
National Council of Science
Taipei, Taiwan
May, 2013 (tentative)


RECENT

Guest Appearance, Shakuhachi and Native American Flute
Sunset Youth Orchestra

St. John’s Church, 25 Lake St, at Arguello
San Francisco, CA
December 10, 2011 3:30 pm

Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support for Caregivers
General Public Talk
Home Hospice
Sherman, TX
December 1, 2011

Integrating Family Caregivers Into Hospice Service
Staff Development Workshop
Home Hospice
Sherman, TX
December 1, 2011

Learning to Live by Caring for the Dying
Guest Speaker, The Meaning of Life Annual Luncheon
Hospice Calgary
Calgary Alberta
November 3, 2010

Training Family Caregivers to Serve
Staff Development Workshop
Hospice Calgary
Calgary Alberta
November 3, 2010

Preparing Caregivers for the Death of a Loved One
2011 National Adult Day Services Association NADSA Annual Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 23-24, 2011

How Do I Do This? Easing a Loved One’s Death and Reducing the Severity and Duration of Grief
Florida Conference on Aging 2011 – Aging: Through a New Lens
TradeWinds Hotel, St. Pete Beach, Florida.
August 22-24, 2011

Native American Flute and Shakuhachi Performance
Hope Hospice Fundraiser Hike
Sunol Wilderness Area
East Bay, California
April 30, 2011

A New model for Understanding and Treating Grief
7th Annual Conference on Making Sense of Dying and Death
Prague, Czech Republic
November 8th-10th, 2010

Lessons from Our Patients
Hospice of Rutherford County
Forrest City, NC.
September 14, 2010

How the Dying Process Information
Hospice of Rutherford County
Forrest City, NC.
September 14, 2010

Why Hospice
Harmony Hospice Foundation
Carnegie, PA
September 20th, 2010

Listening to Our Patients
Harmony Hospice Foundation
Carnegie, PA
September 21th, 2010

What Hospice Gives
Pathways Home Health & Hospice Foundation
Los Altos Hills, CA.
June 3, 2010

Native American Flute and Shakuhachi Performance
Hope Hospice Fundraiser Hike
Sunol Wilderness Area
East Bay, California
May 1, 2010

Communication Counseling with the Dying
Communicative Disorders Counseling Seminar
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
April 23, 2010

Learning for Our Dying Patients and Loved Ones
Hospice of Petaluma
Petaluma, CA
April 14, 2010

What Our Patients Need From Us
Sutter VNA & Hospice, Volunteer Workshop
April 13, 2010

Listening to the Dying
Commonweal Benefit
San Francisco, CA
January, 2010

Lessons for Living from the Dying
London Book Fair Grand Prize Winner
Award Ceremony
London, Great Britain
January, 2010

Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life.
Left Coast Writers sponsored at Book Passages
Corte Madera, CA.
October, 2009

Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life
East-West Bookstore
Redwood City, CA.
October, 2009

Vigiling
Pathways Home Care and Hospice
South San Francisco, CA
September, 2009

Using Music in Hospice
Pathways Home Care and Hospice
South San Francisco, CA
September, 2009

Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life.
Inside Story Time
San Francisco, CA
August, 2009

Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life.
Many Rivers Bookstore
Sebastopol, CA.
July, 2009

Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life
Copperfield’s Bookstore
Petaluma, CA
July, 2009

Lessons for the Living: Stories of Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Courage at the End of Life.
A Great Good Place for Books
Pleasanton, CA
July, 2009

Understanding Terminal Illness
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
April, 2008

Case Studies, Volunteer Training
Hospice By the Bay
San Francisco, CA
April, 2007

Case Studies, Volunteer Training,
Hospice By The Bay
San Francisco, June, 2006

How Volunteers Can Serve the Dying
Hospice By The Bay
San Francisco, CA,
October, 2005

The Role of the Volunteer
George Mark Children’s House
San Leandro, CA
September, 2005

Regain Your Joy After a Disability
San Francisco City College
San Francisco,  CA,
May, 2005

The Role of Volunteers in Hospice. Invited  Interactant
Buddhist Lotus Hospice Care Foundation.
Taipei, Taiwan
July, 2004