Helping.Mom
Army Vet goes home to care for mom.
Terry closed his restaurant in Texas to care for his elderly mom on their family farm in Indiana. What happened next, no one could have predicted. In this "Helping Mom" podcast, Terry gives fellow caregivers real-world tips and straight-talk motivation to love & serve those who loved & served us--our parents!
You can find his fast-read book "Beginnings" on Amazon Kindle & Softback.
Terry is disabled Army Veteran, with 4 university degrees, and proud Dad to 5 daughters. He has taught university in Europe, Asia & Africa. He completed Harvard University Faith & Leadership program. His work includes Soldier, attorney, champion basketball coach, and Fortune 500. His restaurant was 2-X Best of Region.
Terry is medical guardian to his mom, Sherry, and full-time caregiver to her brother, Uncle Perry, who also lives on their family farm. For his own therapy Terry raises pure AKC White German Shepherd pups for military veterans & other great families, thru his non-profit PatriotPups.org WOOF!
Terry welcomes your emails of your experiences, stories, tips and ideas, in addition to prayer requests, at Info@helping.mom
Episodes
80 episodes
When Dad Dies. 10-step Plan
What to do when mom dies. 10-point outline. Each bullet point is a podcast. 1 Communicate out. Task helper 2 Plan short term where bury, type casket, funeral home, speaker, meal, flowers, media outlet / s...
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Episode 81
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16:45
"Father Abraham" as Caregiver. Romans 4:20-21. Sunday Musings
Abraham, Adam, Jesus & You as caregiverAbraham as caregiver. Romans 4:21. Persuaded, he performed. He stepped—& bred! Jesus: Go & make disciples. Adam: Go and tend garden. Go an...
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Episode 80
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15:53
Cost of Being "right" as Caregiver
Intro: Tragic true story of noncommunicative octogenarian man thought for years to be incontinent--who wasntTo be right is to be alone, and sometimes to be very, very wrong. 4 Things we must be right about in CG:Safety &...
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Episode 79
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16:26
Countercultural Caregiving
Countercultural Caregiving. Romans 1:1Catch: Caregiving in America today is as countercultural as Christianity was in Jerusalem in day of Jesus, and in Rome in days of Paul.Christianity began in Jerusalem: Temple, Law, Priests, ...
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Episode 78
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22:05
Why are we Crappy Listeners as Caregivers?
What makes us crappy listeners? God gave us 2 ears & 1 mouth,, that we would listen 2X more than we talk. So what went wrong? The thing we need the most of, we do the least. Broadly speaking sociolinguists identify...
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Episode 77
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18:07
Pouring Your Heart out as Caregiver. What to do with your Oil. Matthew 26. Sunday Musings
Pouring your heart out as Caregiver Mt 26:6-13 An unknown woman enters a room of religious men. What she does inside is memorialized in the Bible. Not her name, but what she does--meaning we too can be memorialized by our actions.&...
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Episode 76
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19:14
Special Request: PRAY for Sabrina & William, Parkinson’s
"Though our bodies be taken from us through Parkinson's, or our minds removed by Alzheimer's, our soul is intact in Christ.”Please pray 3 things for Sabrina & her dad, Willam. If you have prayer request, email me info@hel...
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Episode 75
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5:54
Jim Henson, on Caregiving. 5 Muppets insights
Jim Henson, on caregiving Catch: it ain’t easy being a caregiver, and it ai t easy being green Henson created modern puppetry. Every person over 40 can name 10 of his characters, each it is said reflects some attribute...
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Episode 74
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10:50
Caregiving for Apostle Paul. The Dynamic Duo of Aquila & Priscilla. Sunday Musings
Acts 18:1-4 On Easter Sunday evening of 1523 a man drove his wagon full of fish barrels into the courtyard of a nunnery in Germany, where 12 nuns secretly were waiting to flee. Many of them had been sold as young girls int...
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Episode 73
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24:51
WHEN to LIE to MOM. Caregiver “White Lies”
WHEN to Lie to MomLiar liar pants on fire, when is it right to lie to your mother. Or other care receiver? We Lie all time:Like fletcher Reed in hilarious Jim Carrey movie liar liar. What would ...
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Episode 72
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11:15
The Apostle Paul as Caregiver. On Being a GrandFam today
The Apostle Paul as Grandfam. Paul’s care for Tim & TitusCatch: What is a Grandfam. No, not a baseball homerun when the bases are loaded! Today on Helping Mom we look at the Apostle’s Paul’s great care for 2 young men &...
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Episode 71
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24:31
Dementia Dos & Donts. What caregivers CAN do
Dementia Dos & DontsCatch: I confess. I am guilty of believing ALL myths about D--that D is a disease, normal in old people. Everyone gets it. It means forgetfulness. There’s nothing you can do once you get it. It is a mild...
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Episode 70
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22:32
He care-GAVE, so we can Care-GIVE. Who is Daniel Webster Whittle? John 17. Sunday Musings
We can care give, because He care gave! His past tense makes possible our present tense. Because he said, “I have,” we can say, “I can.”Who was Daniel Webster Whittle? N...
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Episode 69
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15:50
Beware "ants" of caregiving. Farmer looks at Ant nests
"Go to the ANT, thou sluggard!" Solomon declares in Proverbs, for it is diligent, works hard without being told what to do, and lays up for winter its over-production during warm days of Summer. The ant perfectly models the bee and beehive (als...
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Episode 68
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15:22
Virgin Mary's Caregiver. Learning from young John 19:25-27. Sunday Musings
Program Note: Today I experimented with new microphone for podcast. I hate it, so will throw it in trash. Sorry for echo-sound in voice. It wont happen again. "New" is not always better. Where were Jesus’ followers or Mary’s chil...
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Episode 67
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27:17
7 Funny (Helpful) things about Caregiving. Paraphrase of Susanne White book
Disclaimer: following thoughts my own; names have been changed to protect the guilty 7 Funny (tho Helpful) things about Caregiving, based on book "Self-Care for Caregivers" by Susanne WhiteDo best you can – – till y...
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Episode 66
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9:42
3 Widow Teachers. Sunday Musings. Special Program Announcement 1000 downloads!
Special Announcement. As of June 7, 2025 helping.mom podcast now has 1000+ downloads from 15 countries & 138 diff cities. Thanks to each of you! Also, I have made decision to NOT put advertisements inside my podcasts. I am sick of how many ...
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Episode 65
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23:54
Managing Emotions as Caregiver. Thoughts from Author Susanne White
I would argue caregiving is ALL ABOUT managing emotions. Which is why I was awful at it, when I first began. Author Susanne White in book "Self-care for Caregivers," makes 3 interesting insights into managing emotions as caregiver.&...
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Episode 64
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9:36
Christ our Caregiver. Sunday Musings. Ephesians 5:1-2
The Secret of Christianity: We walk behind Christ, who walked before God. Everywhere He said, "Come, follow me." Letter of Ephesians is master opus of Paul. Key of letter is to distinguish Christians from syncretism idolatry sinfuln...
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Episode 63
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19:24
Special Report! CVS Fined $400M Fraudulent Billing (Biggest Nursing Home Fraud case in History
Federal Jury in NYC finds CVS & subsidiary Omnicare guilty for filing 3M fraudulent Rx claims in 3000 nursing homes, against Medicare, Medicaid & Tricare, over several years. CVS slammed for $400M in damages to USA govt + whistleblower ...
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Episode 62
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15:31
What to Do when Mom goes into Hospital? Hospital Facts for 65+
Hospital admission rates, severity, cost and duration is 4x higher for 65yoa than 25yoa. 20% of 65yoa will go to hospital this year; rate is 10x higher than for 20yoa. AVG stay in hospital for 65yoa is ...
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Episode 61
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12:54
Battling Bitterness. Naomi our Caregiver. Sunday Series (Book of Ruth)
How do we go from "pleasant" to "bitter" to "blessed" as caregiver. Sometimes it takes 12 years...Of the fears within and fightings without which beset us as caregivers, none is more strong than bitterness. Bitterness binds as it blinds....
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Episode 60
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26:41
Paying Family Caregivers. Why we must, as Nation
National policy toward the aging must be to keep them in their homes as long as possible; and, where not, inside homes of family members who have direct interest in their health and wellbeing. To incentivize right behavior, keep families intact...
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Episode 59
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11:37
Religious Basis for Caregiving. FINALLY something all 3 Religions agree on! Sunday Musings
The Old Testament is obligatory, true and divine to 60% of world's population, to all followers of 3 great religions: to Christians, Muslims & Jews. Let us draw strength from the OT passages below, in rendering care today to our loved one.&...
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Episode 58
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22:05
Facts & Hope for Modern Caregivers
30% of American homes (40M total) provide some level of free care to loved ones. This % + # is much higher if we count caregivers who are over 50yoa. Most caregivers donate 26 hours/week. 25% are sandwiched between caring for their own children...
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Episode 57
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14:53