David Latshaw
Caregiver to wife Barbara
Pittsburgh, PA

For 17 years David was an in-home caregiver, along with his daughter Becky and sister-in-law Fritzie, for his wife Barbara who had been diagnosed with a combination of Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body disease.
 
Following service in the Navy during WW II he served a four year apprenticeship in bricklaying, working as a journeyman for another six years. After discovering there was as much concrete block laying as bricklaying in the trade, he determined his back was not built for the strain nor was the seasonal work conducive to raising a family.
 
He joined Continental Casualty Co., later CNA, as a claim representative. He retired as a claim consultant in 1989 after 30 years, 25 of which were spent handling claims against architects and engineers insured under a professional liability policy.
 
He enjoys trout fishing in spring and fall, with golf in between when time permits and for many years enjoyed ice carving. He now reads more than anything.

Barbara Latshaw passed away on December 10, 2008.  She will live on in the hearts of everyone who loved her.

Howard Moore
Caregiver to wife in kidney failure
Rochester, NY

Howard has been caring for his wife who is in kidney failure as well as hypertension and diabetes.  He finds great strength through his faith and most importantly, through his wife.  After her third year of dialysis Howard suffered a stroke and had a brain tumor.  The caregiver became the patient.  Howard's wife would often come home from dialysis and tend to his needs.  Howard says that his wife has great fortitude and an optimistic view on life

Beth Witrogen
Author, Journalist, Speaker
Author, "Caregiving:  The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal"
www.witrogen.com
Antioch, CA 

Beth Witrogen is a writer, speaker, and consultant on spirituality, caregiving, and renewal at midlife. She is a double Pulitzer Prize nominee, one for her book Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal (Wiley) and one for her groundbreaking newspaper series ("The Caregivers") at The S.F. Examiner.    

Drawing on deep personal and professional experience, Beth has earned many national and regional awards for her writing. She has published in many key markets, including Good Housekeeping, SELF, Family Circle, Health, Cooking Light, the Wall Street Journal, and Aging Today, and on Web sites including WebMD, ThirdAge, and Consumer Health Interactive. She was editor of Rodale Press's And Thou Shalt Honor, a companion book to the 2002 PBS series on which she was a consultant. She was key editor for Dr. Mary Furlong's Turning Silver Into Gold (Prentice-Hall, 2007) and for Who Shall Pay For Long-Term Care?

Beth is a national speaker regarded for her inspiration and insight. She gives keynotes and workshops on conscious aging, wellness for caregivers, and women's issues. She has been interviewed widely on television (including the "Today" show), radio (NPR and Wisdom Radio), in print (Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Body & Soul, Newsday, Time, Christian Science Monitor, Prevention, and Money), and the web (HealthDay). She originated the nation's first online caregiving support group, for AARP; developed the Caregiving Channel for ThirdAge.com; and has consulted on four PBS programs on caregiving. For five years she taught "Taking Care of Your Aging Parents" at Barnes & Noble University Online, a course she created.

Beth is also a professional photographer specializing in wildlife; her work has been featured in shows and galleries in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is writing a new book on women's renewal at midlife, and blogs as the relationships/caregiving expert for SmartNow.com.