Marlina Velasco-Barker is the Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs and Nicci Noteboom is the Marketing & Communications Director for the Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

Marlina and Nicci joined The Sound of The Puget Sound to talk about how therapy dogs can help people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sign up for the Walk to End Alzheimer's events happening all over the Puget Sound this weekend and till oct 19th!

Marlina Velasco-Barker is the Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs and Nicci Noteboom is the Marketing &amp; Communications Director for the Washington State Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Marlina and Nicci joined The Sound of The Puget Sound to talk about how therapy dogs can help people with Alzheimer's and dementia. Sign up for the Walk to End Alzheimer's events happening all over the Puget Sound this weekend and till oct 19th!

The Sound of the Puget Sound is a weekly show that keeps you connected to the issues and resources in our community. Hosted by Luciana and Pedro Bartes

The Sound of the Puget Sound is a weekly show that keeps you connected to the issues and resources in our community. Hosted by Luciana and Pedro Bartes

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Friday October 4. Marlina Velasco-Barker,  Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs

In many ways military families are just like any other families. They worry about money, benefits, retirement; sometimes both parents have to work to survive; they worry about their children’s health and education, they go through marital problems, and they want to buy a nice house where to settle down. Now, in many aspects, their lives are so different… Just think of their jobs… deployment, war, relocation, isolation, separation, physical disabilities, PTSD… too many issues. Our military work extremely hard for our communities and it is not fair that so many times they have to struggle to survive… Operation Homefront works on building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities they have worked so diligently to protect. Today we’re joined by Kelli Fagan, Senior Director, Region 1 of Operation Homefront here in Washington.

In many ways military families are just like any other families. They worry about money, benefits, retirement; sometimes both parents have to work to survive; they worry about their children’s health and education, they go through marital problems, and they want to buy a nice house where to settle down. Now, in many aspects, their lives are so different… Just think of their jobs… deployment, war, relocation, isolation, separation, physical disabilities, PTSD… too many issues. Our military work extremely hard for our communities and it is not fair that so many times they have to struggle to survive… Operation Homefront works on building strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities they have worked so diligently to protect. Today we’re joined by Kelli Fagan, Senior Director, Region 1 of Operation Homefront here in Washington.

 Friday, November 22. Kelli Fagan, Operation Homefront Senior Director, Region 1 

Amy Tiemeyer is a self-professed volunteeraholic. As a matter of fact, she’s written a book about volunteering: “Stories of a Volunteeraholic.” This book is the fruit of the stories and experiences of her volunteer journey over forty years. Amy Tiemeyer also talked about the Travis Manion Foundation and MVP- Merging Veterans and Players.

Amy Tiemeyer is a self-professed volunteeraholic. As a matter of fact, she’s written a book about volunteering: “Stories of a Volunteeraholic.” This book is the fruit of the stories and experiences of her volunteer journey over forty years. Amy Tiemeyer also talked about the Travis Manion Foundation and MVP- Merging Veterans and Players.

 Friday, November 15. Amy Tiemeyer , self-professed volunteeraholic. 

Joining us today we have Dr. Greg Hammer, a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a pediatric intensive care physician, a pediatric anesthesiologist, a mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals, to discuss a real condition, called SAD. Seasonally Affected Disorder. 

Joining us today we have Dr. Greg Hammer, a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a pediatric intensive care physician, a pediatric anesthesiologist, a mindfulness expert, and the author of GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals, to discuss a real condition, called SAD. Seasonally Affected Disorder.

Friday October 4. Marlina Velasco-Barker, Program Manager of Washington Therapy Dogs

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