CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT, BARRY PETERSEN, SPEAKS OUT ON ALZHEIMER'S AND CAREGIVER SURVIVAL

Guest:  Barry Petersen, CBS News Correspondent and Author

Veteran CBS News Correspondent, Barry Petersen, has spent his award-winning TV career covering wars and events that shaped the world, but he was not prepared for his wife, Jan's, diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's and how it would impact his life.  He shares his story in the book:  Jan's Story: A Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's which also was presented in a CBS Sunday Morning television documentary.

On this program, Barry Petersen describes what his journey was like and previews the powerful message he will presenting at An Evening To Remember, Friday, May 30, at the Concourse Hotel, sponsored by the Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin.

Joining Barry Petersen on the radio is Deanna Trudeson, Outreach Coordinator for the Alliance who supports the realization that one man's story is the story of many. She shares how people impacted by Alzheimers/Dementia can receive help.

For more information and to purchase tickets to An Evening To Remember, go to www.alzwisc.org or call 608-232-3400 or toll-free in Wisconsin, 888-308-6251.

BE SAFE; HAVE FUN; ADULTS - LEARN TO SWIM FROM OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MISTY HYMAN

Guest:  Misty Hyman, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist - 200m Butterfly

April is "Adult Learn-To-Swim Month," a nationwide campaign launched by the Swimming Saves Lives Foundation to reduce the number of adult drownings. The majority of drowning victims today are adults, and a few simple tips can turn a non-swimmer into someone who can be safe, become fit, and have fun in the water.

On this program, Olympic Gold Champion Misty Hyman, shares her personal story and teaches us how to perform the free style, back stroke, breast stroke and butterfly. Your arms and legs will be moving as you listen to Misty's step-by-step instructions.

No one is too old to learn to swim or improve their swimming skills.  Go to the U.S. Masters Swimming Organization website for more information - www.usms.org.

FROM PRESCRIPTIONS PAINKILLERS TO HEROIN: AN UNSUSPECTING AND DANGEROUS PROGRESSION

Guests:  Matthew Felgus, MD, board certified in addiction medicine and psychiatry;  Vanessa, a UW student recovering from addition

You've just been prescribed a painkiller - for pain! How could you possibly become addicted? What could possibly cause you to turn to heroin? With the death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, the spotlight has turned to the alarming numbers of people becoming addicted to prescription painkillers and then moving to heroin.

On this program, Dr. Matthew Felgus and Vanessa, a UW student who has suffered from addiction and been sober for the past 15 months, share their expertise and personal experience in exposing the dangerous world of opiate addiction.

To contact Dr. Felgus, call 608-257-1581.  Vanessa suggests googling Young People In Recovery to understand the risk factors and signs leading to addiction and to seek help.