Thank you for joining us for our very last episode of 2022! We have seen some real change this year and it’s because of YOUR voices. Listen to find out what The Unforgotten Families’ impactful podcasts guests were up to this past year and what advocacy means to them. Thank you for being part of The Unforgotten Families community and continuing to drive change with us!

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Maggie joins Garrett and The Unforgotten Families to share her and Benjamin’s experiences with the Family Home Health Aide (HHA) Program in Pennsylvania. This program, nationally known as the Family CNA Program, has given Maggie the ability to be home with her son, Benjamin, full-time and provide an income for her growing family. Listen in today!

*Throughout this podcast, you may hear us refer to Maggie as a Parent CNA, but in the state of Pennsylvania, she is a Parent HHA with the Family HHA Program. The Pennsylvania Family HHA Program is nationally referred to as the Family CNA Program.

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Available in Arizona and Colorado, Team Select’s Pediatric Therapy Services can greatly benefit medically fragile families and help them receive quality care in the home, from experienced professionals. The Unforgotten Families sat down with Kaleena Summers, a Speech-Language Pathologist and Pediatric Therapy Lead with Team Select Home Care. With over 11- years of experience, Kaleena will share therapy benefits, when it’s best to begin a plan of care, and so much more in this episode.

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In our latest episode, Brandi Coon, Arizona Family LHA Program participant and caregiver, gives thanks to everyone who has worked tirelessly to bring this program to her family and other families in need. Her son, Tyson, requires consistent home care and can now receive that care from his mother, Brandi. Tyson is outgoing, charismatic, and loves telling jokes through his communication assistance tablet. At 6-months-old, Tyson contracted Bacterial Meningitis, and from that, was diagnosed with a Traumatic Brian Injury which resulted

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In this episode of The Unforgotten Families Podcast, we sit down with Team Select Home Care Respiratory Clinical Educator, Melissa Malone, who has over 15 years of experience working with medically fragile families and educating other clinical healthcare professionals. Hear how her work in creating the ‘Team Select Difference’ is changing lives.

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Brittany became a caregiver for her medically fragile loved one with the help of the Arizona Family LHA Program, recently implemented within the year. In this episode, she sits down with The Unforgotten Families to go over in more detail what the Family LHA Program training entails, her advocacy work around the Valley, and how this program has positively impacted. 

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In Episode 20 of The Unforgotten Families Podcast, we interview Tom and Amanda Dyer who are a husband-and-wife filmmaker duo of an upcoming documentary titled Unseen: How We’re Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters. Listen to our latest episode to hear about their inspiration for this impactful documentary, airing tomorrow, and how we can begin the conversation around what solutions are needed for medically complex families who need our help.

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Exciting news! Arizona’s version of the Family Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program, the Family Licensed Health Aide (LHA) Program, is now available to families statewide! We, at The Unforgotten Families, created this brief episode to walk listeners through the step-by-step process of becoming an LHA in Arizona. This episode supports everyone seeking information about the program and can help families in other states understand the process as well. See the links below for more detailed information:

“Licensed Health Aide (LHA)”:
https://www.azbn.gov/licenses-and-certifications/apply-for-a-license 

LHA FAQ:
https://www.azbn.gov/licenses-and-certifications/lha-faqs 

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