Caregiver Corner
Vicki Burns, MSW, LCSW, is in her 14th year with the John J Pershing VAMC, where she is the caregiver support coordinator for the Program of General Caregiver Services. Burns is the daughter and caregiver of a WWII Veteran, and the granddaughter of a WWI Veteran.
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National Family Caregivers Month
Posted Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 11:04 AMNovember was National Family Caregivers Month, and John J. Pershing VA Medical Center’s Caregiver Support Program and its participating caregivers were honored at their annual appreciation event by the attendance of Dr. Colleen M. Richardson, psychologist and executive director of the Caregiver Support Program... -
Be mindful of those who battle PTSD
Posted Saturday, June 26, 2021, at 12:00 AMAs we approach the festivities and activities associated with Independence Day celebrations — the cookouts with family and friends, a day off from work, a patriotic parade, and dazzling fireworks displays — it’s also a time to think of those among us who have actually faced and endured the “bombs bursting in air” sung about in our National Anthem...