AARP Caregiving Expert: Lee Woodruff
Lee Woodruff is an author, public speaker and journalist.
A former contributing reporter for CBS This Morning and Good Morning America, she's the best-selling author of three books as well as numerous articles and essays. She now runs a communications and media training business, working with clients around the globe.
After a roadside bomb in Iraq injured her husband, ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff, the couple founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation. The foundation has invested about $70 million in innovative programs to meet the needs of injured veterans, their families and caregivers nationwide.
In addition to the Washington Irving Award for fiction for her novel Those We Love Most, Woodruff has earned numerous national awards and recognition for her work and advocacy on behalf of veterans and caregivers.
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Lee's Latest Columns
Preserving the Dignity of Our Aging Parents
Provide autonomy and choices whenever possible
Estate Plans Can Help Split Assets Without Dividing Siblings
Plan now so there are no squabbles after your loved one is gone
Caregivers Share How They Deal With Sibling Rivalry
Talking about issues early and often can keep problems at bay
Jeannie and Jim Gaffigan on the Healing Power of Family, Faith and Funny People
How a brain tumor altered their family dynamic forever
How Friends and Family Can Help Caregivers in a Crisis
Don't be afraid to do or say something wrong, just take action
Caregivers Coping With 'Ambiguous Loss'
Learning to adjust to a new normal after trauma or illness