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Take Control of Your Health a series of short radio segments aimed at helping people make changes to improve their own health

Heart Health | People sharing stories about recognizing, treating and managing heart valve disease. Find out more about Taking Control of your heart health here.

Diabetes | People sharing strategies and insights about preventing and managing diabetes. Find out more about Taking Control of Diabetes here.

Caregiving Conversations | Caregivers discuss the challenges of caring for a loved one with a serious diagnosis or in the last stages of life

What Matters Most | Family members discuss facing a loved one’s serious illness with an open heart and loving support

“I now know the challenges of diabetes”

Kalli talks about how she is taking responsibility for keeping track of her blood-sugar and managing her diabetes, now that she is a teenager.

What Matters Most: Understanding Grief Better

Jacqueline believes schools should be better equipped to support and help students dealing with loss of a loved one.


What Matters Most: Make Your Voice Heard

Jacqueline describes how she had to stand up and be her father’s voice, when he was no longer able to speak.

Caregiving Conversations: See What Needs to Be Done

Sally talks about how she followed her gut to care for her Mother’s daily needs.

Caregiving Conversations: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

Russell looks back on his wife’s final months and offers advice about one thing he would do differently.

Caregiving Conversations: Help from Extended Family

Bob-e shares how in her family, caring for elders was a tradition that younger members learned and embraced.


Caregiving Conversations: Juggling Caregiving with Kids and Job

Chris talks about the struggle of balancing caregiving with other responsibilities, and how she learned to ask for help, and to not try to do it all.


Caregiving Conversations: Dementia Impairs Judgment

Marybeth shares how her husband’s dementia was challenging, but getting into a support group helped her cope.


Caregiving Conversations: Needs Gradually Increase

Glenda talks about how she managed her mother’s deteriorating health with her mom’s desire to be independent.


Caregiving Conversations: Fear of Advance Care Planning

Dave talks about his fears and conflictions over getting his own patient directive papers completed.


Caregiving Conversations: Little Things Make a Big Difference

Marcella talks about how keeping a “home-like” environment within the health care facility, made a big difference to her father in his final days.

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McKnight FoundationMN Legacy