UPCOMING EVENTS

Media:

TV Interview - Faith Matters with Brenda Ladun, ABC News 33/40, Birmingham, AL - Watch Now!

Radio Interview! Listen to Cynthia on the Coping with Caregiving radio program, scroll to segment 3. The host, Jacqueline Marcell, is the author of Elder Rage.

What's Up, Doc?, September 15, 2010, GHS-TV, Channel 17

News and Views, January, 2011, Air time TBA, Germantown Community Television, Channel 17

News and Views with Chuck Bates, January 12, 2011, IRN-USA Radio Network

Cancer Free Radio, January 17, 2011, http://www.cancerfreeradio.com/558

Fox 13, Wednesday, April 28, 9 a.m. "Good Morning Memphis," Interview with local author, Cynthia Siegfried

Hope for the Journey with Yvonne Ortega, Tuesday, April 12, 9 a.m.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hope-for-the-journey

Live Powerfully Now, with Linda Goldfarb, Tuesday, April 12, 12:30-1:30, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lpnn/2011/04/12/not-just-talkin-the-talk (about 45 minutes into the show).

Speaking events:

Tuesday, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m., YACS--Young Adult Cancer Survivors; Rome, Georgia; Jim and Cynthia--"Facing Cancer Together"

Thursday, Oct 28, 11:00 a.m., Samford University; Birmingham, Alabama; Jim and Cynthia--"Facing an Illness Through Him"

Friday, Oct 29, 12:30 p.m., Samford University School of Nursing; Jim and Cynthia; "Compassionate Caregiving for the Critically Ill"

Sunday, April 11, 1 p.m., Hunter Street Baptist Church; Birmingham, Al.; Rays of Hope Cancer Support; Jim and Cynthia--"Facing Cancer Together"

Tuesday, April 26, 7 p.m. Germantown Presbyterian Church; Stephen Ministries "Helping a Neighbor in a Health Crisis"

Thursday May 5, 12 p.m. Blytheville, Arkansas Flying Colors Support Group; "Facing an Illness through Him"

BOOK REVIEWS

The Book Buff - Book Review and Interview

Follow Cynthia as she travels through unfamiliar terrain and learns that God doesn't waste our suffering. He is our faithful Driver along life's toughest roads.

ARTICLES

A Caregiver's Comparison

Caring for aging parents is nothing new. Had we been privy to a family discussion in Bedrock, we might have heard a middle-aged Pebbles and Bambam discussing what was to be done with the widow Wilma, who was found wandering the streets at three a.m. -- minus her leopard skin. But...

What Your Caregiver Wishes You Knew - By Cynthia Zahm Siegfried

The Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine - When Cyndi's husband was diagnosed with cancer, she was plunged into a role which she knew nothing about.

Living With the Giant - By Cynthia Zahm Siegfried

Living with cancer is like living with an unwelcome, uninvited giant in your home. After you recover from the initial shock of his arrival and realize he has decided to stay a while, you must decide how you will adjust to his presence. Do you get to know him better so that you are prepared for his next attack? Or do you ignore him and hope he will disappear? Do you make a strategic battle plan?

Another Kind of Grief - By Cynthia Zahm Siegfried

Life-altering illness can elicit devastating emotions of loss—for both patient and caregiver.

Commercial Appeal - Good News: Acts of faith

Cancer survivor, wife help others through illnesses with support group focused on God

Delivered Magazine - Gifted in Glory

Cynthia "Cyndi" Siegfried, of Germantown, TN, and author of Cancer Journey: A Caregivers View From the Passenger Seat, found herself back in 2002 overwhelmed with fear as her husband Jim was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was an athletic, healthy non-smoker who showed no symptoms. "There was an abnormality on Jim's chest x-ray," said Cyndi. "They did more tests and confirmed it was cancer. All of a sudden we were bombarded with information. All frightening."

CONTACT THE AUTHOR

Cynthia Siegfried

Call for information: 901-487-0130

email: cynthia@caregivercancerjourney.com

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