The Story of Borrow My Glasses

Donna Fedus
Gerontologist

 The story of Borrow My Glasses (BMG) starts with Donna Fedus. When Donna discovered the field of aging at age 23, she rearranged her life to be part of it, earning her masters in gerontology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. As a gerontologist educator in hospitals, universities and with client organizations for nearly 30 years, Donna brings her passion for dementia and caregiving issues, curriculum design, building coalitions, and new program strategy.
 
Lauren Lewis, Donna’s twin sister is also an educator, but started at the other end of the age spectrum, working in children’s television and in the global youth leadership space amplifying the ideas and impact of young people around the world. A producer/writer/attorney, Lauren also spent over 10 years producing corporate training events, e-learning initiatives and apps to track performance for Fortune 500 companies.
 
Donna and Lauren co-founded Borrow My Glasses in 2013. The name reflects their deep belief in the importance of bringing new perspectives to aging and caregiving. They combine their passion and expertise as teachers and storytellers utilizing Lauren’s background as a producer with Donna’s subject matter expertise.

Lauren Lewis
Producer

What Does BMG Do?
Borrow My Glasses, LLC is an education company dedicated to aging & caregiving from a new perspective co-founded by gerontologist Donna Fedus & producer Lauren Lewis. Borrow My Glasses develops learning and evaluation strategies, designs & delivers educational programs, and produces multimedia workshops & events. Borrow My Glasses is currently in post-production on a documentary film and education project called Living With Palliative Care that shows how one woman's end-of-life journey was transformed by palliative care. Learn more at borrowmyglasses.com or email contact@borrowmyglasses.com.

Current Projects


​​Joan Blumenfeld  (1931 - 2017)

We are deeply sorry to share that Joan Blumenfeld died on July 22, 2017. We will miss her so much, and are grateful to have worked so closely with Joan to create Living With Palliative Care, the project launched in the last months of her life to serve as her public legacy. 

Joan requested that donations in her memory be made to Living With Palliative Care.

​Contributions are not tax deductible but will be 100% used to support Joan’s public legacy, her wish to create a film to educate people about improving quality of life with palliative care.

Checks, payable to Borrow My Glasses, LLC, can be mailed to P.O. Box 1099, Madison, CT 06443. Please write “LWPC/Joan Blumenfeld” in the memo section. 

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To read the eulogy Donna Fedus gave for Joan, click here: eulogy-for-joan-blumenfeld.html

Living With Palliative Care is a documentary and educational project based on the end of life experience of Joan Blumenfeld, who used palliative care to face stage IV lung cancer.  

Living With Palliative Care, a multimedia project, includes a documentary sharing Joan's end of life journey and the story of palliative care, plus educational tools and programs for patients and families facing hard diagnoses, healthcare professionals, students, and the general public.

Post-production is underway. Sponsors are needed to finish editing the footage and developing the educational materials. We are also seeking distribution partners. Living With Palliative Care is a project of Borrow My Glasses. Look for the dedicated website coming soon.

For more information about the project, contact Executive Producer, Lauren Lewis at lauren@borrowmyglasses.com or gerontologist, Donna Fedus at donna@borrowmyglasses.com.
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The Disrupt Aging Collaboration with AARP

Disrupt Aging is a movement created by AARP CEO Joanne Jenkins.

AARP-CT collaborated with Borrow My Glasses to bring this discussion to communities in Connecticut and beyond. 

The Disrupt Aging includes 3 phases:
  • Phase 1: Disrupt Aging in Your Community - a 90-minute interactive peer-led program available in English & Spanish for community groups nationwide
  • Phase 2: Disrupt Aging at Work - a 60-120 minute interactive program or business leaders and industry groups to enhance their understanding and response to the aging trend
  • Phase 3: Disrupt Aging in Classrooms - a 2.5 hour interactive module proven to engage college students and transform their attitudes about aging. Pilot tested over 18 months in 31 classrooms at 4 CT universities 
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Upcoming Training Programs

See the Calendar page for upcoming educational programs for family and professional caregivers.
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