A Day to Celebrate Friendship
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light”. – Helen Keller Friendship is one of most powerful human forms of …
Boost Your Mental Health with Ice Cream
“Ice cream is the perfect buffer, because you can do things in a somewhat lighthearted way. Plus, people have an emotional response to ice cream; …
Cats Provide Good Therapy
June is National Cat Adoption Month In April 2004, I adopted Simba, my first shelter cat. When his cage was opened at the shelter, he took two steps out and …
Stroke Awareness and Caregiving
May is National Stoke Awareness Month. Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States and one of the leading causes of adult onset of …
7 Tips to Effective Communication for Caregiving Families
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our …
Caregivers Must Dump New Year’s Resolutions
Just Live and Learn “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi The calendar has flipped to …
Go with The Flow and Embrace “Maybe” During the Holidays
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow …
Dementia Would Have Been Easier to Deal with if You Looked Different
A few weeks after my father returned home from rehab, my mother ended up in a bit of a shouting match with my father. This was not typical in their 40+ years …
5 Ways to Get Out of the Caregiver Rut
The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions. – Ellen Glasgow The foundation of the most successful care partnerships are organization …
Pets Bring Comfort While Caregiving
“Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” – George Eliot People have been found to benefit …