Final Widowers Discussing Caring for Spouses with Dementia Video Posted on UW-Led YouTube Program

Part 3 of two Wyoming widowers discussing the care they provided for their spouses with dementia will be available beginning Tuesday, Dec. 17,on “Once Again,” the YouTube channel program hosted by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA).

From the first days after the diagnosis to being bedside when their wives died and all of the days in between, Scott Veatch, of Casper, and Kent Shurtleff, from Riverton, visit one-on-one in a three-part series. All three conversations in the series can be found on Wyoming Dementia Together’s (WDT) YouTube channel here. The program also may be found through the YouTube search feature by accessing “Wyoming Dementia Together - Once Again.”

Viewers are invited to subscribe to the channel and hit the “like” button. Both actions will help the channel grow and reach more caregivers of loved ones with dementia. Comments and questions from viewers are encouraged in the section below the posted interview.

Veatch and Shurtleff say they hope that, by talking about their experiences, they can offer valuable help for caregivers, particularly men of loved ones living with dementia. Veatch has served as “Once Again” host the past three years.

“Once Again” is coordinated through the WYCOA-sponsored WDT group, which includes dementia care professionals, licensed clinical social workers, physical and occupational therapists, and caregivers.

For information about free services offered by WDT, call WyCOA at (307) 766-2829 or email wycoa@uwyo.edu.

For more information, go to the WDT Caregiver Network website.