Tanya D. Krueger grew up in the small town of Menasha, Wisconsin. Born with spina bifida and congenital scoliosis, doctors encouraged her parents to place her in an institution; instead she went home. Tanya spent the first thirteen years of her life in and out of hospitals often with life threatening conditions. As a result, many had low expectations for her, but that did not discourage Tanya from living her life and doing what she wanted. She had to battle…

The Green County Caregiver Coalition is asking all caregivers to share their needs on an online survey until November 30th. This only takes ten minutes and will help the Green County Caregiver Coalition indentify:

• Who are the family caregivers in Green County?
• What services and resources are the family caregivers currently using or needing?
• How family caregiving is affecting residents and how can the coalition help?

There are three…

 Informational Meeting: 2:30 to 4:00, December 8

South Ridge Mall Community Room

Second Level, South End…

The time to change your Medicare Part D plan is from October 15^th to December 7^th. To check your plan visit https://www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan/questions/home.aspx or for additional resources call the right number below:

Medigap Helpline

1-800-242-1060

Advantage Plans, Med. Supplements, Retiree & other Health…

I am looking forward to attending and presenting at the 4th Annual Self Determination Conference.  For detailed information check out: http://www.wi-bpdd.org/sdc/

I hope to see you all there!

I recently received the AbilitiesAward

Check out the video of my speech for receiving this award. Also you can see text version of my speech by going to DisabilityVoice at the above link.…

I would like to take a moment to thank all of the family caregivers who do so much.  I encourage you to do the same in honor of National Caregiver Appreciation Month.  For other ideas and ways to help check out the National Family Caregiver Association.