Presentations – ALS Foundation of Hawaii

St. Francis Healthcare Sponsors ALS Caregiver Class

August 6, 2020

ALS awareness, Helpin pALS, Networking/Learning Opportunities, Partners, Presentations, Sharing stories

8 August 2020, Kailua – In the past two years, I have been teaching in-person classses for the St Francis Healthcare Family Caregiver Program twice a year. In the beginning, Shaun and Renee Brewer would accompany me so that a pALS’s perspective would enhance the presentation. For the past two times, Sandy and John Repczynski have taken over from the Brewers. Like much of everything, the current pandemic has forced the classes to be reconfigured; instead of in-person, they will…

MAY, 2020 AS ALS AWARENESS MONTH: WHAT’S HAPPENING, HAWAII?

May 2, 2020

ALS awareness, Events, News, Presentations

Short answer is: None, in person. The past six years, Hawaii’s ALS Community celebrated May as ALS Awareness and Families Appreciation Month in many ways. Usually, the month starts with a series of Proclamations by local officials. The Governor’s Proclamation was read by the Governor in a solemn ceremony in the State Capitol Ceremony Room attended by patients, their families, caregivers, and representatives of the different service provider agencies in the state. With the pandemic continuing to rage in our…

Topical Presentations Keep ALSFH in Community’s Mind

October 23, 2019

ALS awareness, Presentations

October 23, 2019, Kailua, HI. Requests from a number of community-based organizations for presentations on several topics of interest, varying from “Exercises for the Elderly,” to “Nursing Management of the Patient with ALS,” keep ALSFH and its mission in the minds of the audience. It is customary to save a few minutes after presentations for a short spiel on ALSFH. Maylynn Wong, Manager of St. Francis Healthcare Volunteer Programs, organizes course offerings for groups of family caregivers interested in a…

The Queen’s Medical Center Social Workers Learn About ALS Care

May 16, 2019

ALS awareness, Events, News, Presentations

May 11, 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii. “How to Help Families with ALS” was presented to members of The Queen’s Medical Center Social Work Department on Tuesday, May 7, at the Queen’s Conference Center. The hour-long PowerPoint presentation which I anchored, ably assisted by Ronaele and Katherine, both retired social workers, discussed the characteristics of ALS, implications for family care, and community resources available. It was richly enhanced by personal experiences from all three of us from our own journeys with ALS…