December 14, 2001

Author Avrene L. Brandt, PhD, spoke about the challenges – emotional, mental and physical – that caregivers face when caring for aged or chronically ill loved ones at a special presentation Dec. 3.

Author of Caregiver's Reprieve: A Guide to Emotional Survival When You're Caring for Someone You Love, Brandt (pictured at right) is a clinical psychologist specializing in grief and mourning, aging and caregiving. The presentation was sponsored by the MGH Senior Health Family-Caregiver Support Program.