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Pet Therapy: Boston at Kaiser Permanente
Dreaming of Summer: Music of Robin Spielberg
Zoetrope fantasy: Jerry Wennstrom's "Clyde's Emerson (TV)"
Sunflower Spirit: Music of Deuter
Lumix DCM-ZS3 Tests of fast pans and Resampling options
Lumix DMC-ZS3: Using foam as wind screen
Cokin Filter Holder on Lumix DMC-ZS3 / TZ7
Video Ghosting problem SOLVED, Lumix DMC-ZS3
Video Ghosting: Cause Vegas "resampling" setting
Life death marriage work poop
Squirrels in the Peanut Basket
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Name:
Carol
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I'm new to video making, but have been a photographer for many years. At first I made videos using the video mode of my Lumix digital still camera, but then got a Sony DCR-HC96 camcorder.

I have also been a New Age music reviewer, feature writer, editor, and enjoyed putting together themed music albums. So these feed nicely into producing thoughtful little video programs.

For the past 6 years, I've been sole caregiver 24/7 for my 87-year-old mother. Doing these little videos has been a great creative outlet for me, and several videos now pertain to her or her care. "Enforcer Squirrel Makes Someone Happy" is the first of these, and "Mom Watches Mahler's 8th" then "Mom Watches Bach's B minor mass." Two very different programs happened at nearby beaches. "Life's a Beach" is the first program using a Mac and its iMovie HD 6.
About Me:
 
24/7 sole caregiver for mother for 7.5 years. Creating videos is an important way I share our life together, comment about caregiving Alzheimer's patients, and keep my sanity. I won't say I make caregiving into an art form, but it is helpful to have this outside perspective available.
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Graphic designer, music reviewer, feature writer. Now fulltime unpaid 24/7 caregiver.
Companies:
I have written and reviewed for Napra Review, All Music Guide, bn.com, and New Age Voice. I did graphics and writing for several years for a small magazine in Hawaii called "KonaViews."
Schools:
BA in Theatre from San Jose State University
Hobbies:
learning video and video editing.
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Channel Comments (15)
SELFproclaimedVIRGIN (4 days ago)
I LOVE MOYA BRENNAN
stivelande (3 months ago)
Your video "come back as a flower", though very simple, is very beautiful.
Pimpmastahanhduece (5 months ago)
i know my dad's dad is living with the effects of being old which anyone his age would. but he is still self sufficient to take care of himself and his wife. its not what i think, its what medical proffessional who wouldve mandated assisted living say and what evidence of talking to guy being lucid compared to anyone else ive met his age is what i based his, "being able to deal with it" on. age and experience means nothing if ignorant of others who have a similar situation.
ebleyes (7 months ago)
oops heard.
ebleyes (7 months ago)
Under the feet of moms is heaven, By taking care of your mom as she took care of you your sins are wiped out and you go to paradise.

A saying I once heared when I was a kid.
onamtuber (9 months ago)
Wonderful work Carol!
I love the "Flower" video and Olatunji!
I will definiely watch more...
Suzanne
CarolJWright (1 year ago)
Thanks for your concern. There is another drug that might be interfering with mom's mental functioning, one of the cholesterol lowering statin drugs. I might ask her doctor if we can try without for a month to see if there is an improvement. There is a lot of info on the net about this side effect, and the drug companies and FDA are apparently NOT taking this side effect seriously. A relative and a friend both had reactions to the Oxybutynin serious enough to send them to the ER....wonder they hadn't had that reaction, and the drug slowly dulled their mind so that they didn't notice the side effect. All this to help control peeing. For pete's sake.
Tompa4321 (1 year ago)
It's wonderful to see you mother without these awful medicines, but also frightening to think about what some of these "drugs" can do with people...
CarolJWright (1 year ago)
I took my mother off Ditropan, and after 3 weeks or so, she improved her mental functioning, noticeable to me. Then I was curious last night and asked her if she noticed an improvement in her memory lately...and she launched into a speech about how a week ago, she suddenly WOKE UP.
She gave a whole speech, with words, phrases, sentences...paragraphs. After years of one syllable and grunting, and pointing. I stopped her speech and got out my camera and recorded it again. You won't believe it. 6.5 years of solo caregiving 24/7...and it was a damned DRUG SIDE EFFECT? I am thrilled, but also pretty pissed. More later.
sweetestname (1 year ago)
Love all of the nature video's. There is so much beauty in Gods' universe!
So glad your Mother can enjoy your trips out. I cared for my 92 yr old Mother-in-law until the end. It is an enormous job but the rewards are great. May God bless you!
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