Meet the Authors

Pegi was caregiver to the love of her life (also known as her husband), James Foulkrod, until he passed away in early 2016.  While a caregiver to her Jimmy, Pegi reconnected with some of the activities she enjoyed in her younger years: art, playing piano and writing. These activities helped bring her peace during a chaotic and difficult time of her life.  Pegi shared her love of art with Jimmy and he delighted in critiquing her creations almost as much as he puffed up with pride when she finished a piece.

Family means everything to Pegi and she is blessed with a treasured son, beloved daughter-in-law and a precious granddaughter.  Pegi is forever grateful she and her five siblings were able to have their much cherished mother with them for 104 years!

In addition to being one of the co-authors of the 365 Caregiving Tips: Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers book series, Pegi is an accomplished artist whose artwork is featured on the covers of all of the books.

You can connect with Pegi on Facebook.

In addition to being one of the co-authors of the 365 Caregiving Tips: Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers book series, Gincy Heins is the creator and editor of Before the Diagnosis: Stories of Life and Love Before Dementia and Before the Diagnosis: More Stories of Life and Love Before Dementia. She is the caregiver and advocate for her husband who was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment when he was 55-years-old. She is also an Air Force mom, teacher, speaker, city commissioner, volunteer and Alzheimer’s advocate. Gincy has spoken at conferences, given presentations to community organizations and been a guest on several podcasts.

You can connect with Gincy on Facebook (G-j Heins), Twitter (@GincyHeins) and Instagram (gincyheins) and her website GincyHeins.com.

Trish is one of the co-authors of the 365 Caregiving Tips: Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers book series and works as a full-time Legal Administrator. She is also a freelance writer and occasional videographer who advocates on behalf of her disabled youngest brother, Robert. Robert lives with intractable epilepsy, has an unwavering faith and a delightful way of declaring everything excellent. Robert lived with Trish and her husband, Richard, for several years until recently moving to a Skilled Nursing Facility. Whether at their home or in a facility, Trish and Richard do their best to keep Robert happy and healthy, and, of course, excellent. (It helps to have a never-ending supply of Rocky Road ice cream on hand.)

Trish is also the author of Forever a Caregiver, and blogs about caring for Robert at RobertsSister.com.

You can connect with Trish on Twitter (RobertSister1), Facebook, YouTube (RobertsSister1) and Instagram (RobertsSister).  

Richard has lived with severe chronic pain and various other resulting health issues since an accident over 30 years ago. Richard is a patient advisor for Intake.me and an online advocate for other people with chronic pain. Richard was also a caregiver to his mom, Carol, who recently passed away and is co-caregiver for his disabled brother-in-law, Robert. Richard writes about how he deals with his own health issues while caregiving in his blog PickYourPain.org.

Aside from being a co-author of the 365 Caregiving Tips: Practical Tips from Everyday Caregivers book series, Richard is also the author of the “A Journal of Care” books in one, three or six month versions.

In addition, Richard uses art as a way to take his mind off his chronic pain and enjoys putting his creativity to good use working with resin.

You can connect with Richard on Twitter (@kreisr1), Facebook, Instagram (richardsresinart) and LinkedIn.

Kathy is still active in caregiver support in one form or another but mostly online these days.

You can read Kathy’s honest, raw and sometimes hilarious blog (you need to understand and admit that sometimes caregiving for dementia can be hilarious), at www.thieflewybodydementia.com.

You can connect with Kathy on Twitter (which she admits she doesn’t quite get the concept of) (@1happykathy),
Instagram (1happy_kathy), Facebook (kathygill.lowrey). and most recently TikTok (1HappyKathy) where she shares snippets of her life caring for her brother-in-law, Ronnie.