Virginia Garberding, R.N.
Virginia is a PK (Preacher’s Kid), daughter of the late Rev. Martin Lopahs, a Lutheran Minister, and Verona, currently a resident in a skilled nursing facility in Wisconsin. Her mother Verona was the inspiration for her book, Please Get to Know Me.
Virginia lives with her husband of 40+ years, Jerry Garberding and is the mother of Beth (Chris), Karen (Jim) and Melissa (Shin). She is the very proud grandmother of Alyssa, Jared, Evan, Morgan and Verona.
Virginia is the author of, Please Get to Know Me – Aging with Dignity and Relevance, with New York Times best selling author Cecil Murphey. Cecil Murphey is best known for the, 90 Minutes in Heaven series by Don Piper, as well as, Gifted Hands, the Ben Carsons story.
Please Get to Know Me – Aging with Dignity and Relevance, is available at:
WHEN THE ELDER WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE NO LONGER RECOGNIZES THEIR FAMILY Now it has happened to me my mother doesn’t always recognize me. After visiting my mother Verona in a nursing home, where she has lived for the past 12 years, at times she looks at me with a blank stare. She tries and struggles [...]
(PART III) Louise could just as easily have developed Shingles after her emotional stress. (See part I) All of the potential was there. Louise had had Chickenpox as a child. Only people who have had Chickenpox get shingles, as it is the same virus. After having Chickenpox the virus lies dormant in your nervous system, [...]
When continuing treatment is pointless, who determines it is time to stop? Arlene was 87 years old and had suffered significant decline in the past year cognitively as well as functionally. But the last four months had been nothing short of a nightmare. Arlene was in a house fire and sustained burns over 50% of [...]
Healthcare is rapidly moving out of the hospital setting and into the community. Only the most difficult and complicated cases are remaining behind in the hospital. This shift in practice in not only in the U.S. but around the world and will be responsible for many changes. If you are hospitalized in the U.S., they [...]
Carol said she had, had a “little accident,” someone had spilled scalding hot water on her leg. This would be a serious situation for anyone but for Carol, those words held special significance. You see, Carol has Lipedema a rare fat disorder that causes fat to be stored in her lower extremities, never to be [...]
