The Rural Pearl: Recent Episodes
Lisa Richard
Rural life can be both rewarding and challenging especially when you have a child with a disability. Join Lisa Richard a mother to seven and caregiver to two adult children with intellectual disabilities, and Jen Reese a caregiver and mother to two children with disabilities as they interview caregivers living in rural areas and others making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. If you are a caregiver of a child living with disability in a rural area and want to learn more about equity, inclusion, access to healthcare and employment in rural areas of Virginia this podcast is for you!
In this our first episode, we will speak about what it is like to be a caregiver to children with disabilities and the challenges that come with providing care in rural areas.
Join Jen and I as we discuss the challenges of caregiving for our children with disabilities in rural communities. We describe in detail how online support and technology helps keep us connected and able to connect with one another.
Join me Lisa Richard, in welcoming my friend Rebecca Stickler, to my Rural Pearl podcast supporting and commenting on rural caregiving and caregivers. Rebecca is the parent to 4 children living with disability in a rural area in VA. She shares what is good and what challenges her in a rural area as she raises her children.