5 Caregiving Lessons I Learned From My Mother
I am back from a 4 month leave-of-absence for caregiving. I left when my 94 year old mother fell in January and broke her hip. I thought she would, as usual, …
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Family Caregivers are Finally Becoming Visible
Sort of… In early December, the US Senate passed a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Wisconsin’s senator, Tammy Baldwin (D), and Maine’s senator, Susan …
Family Conflict! What’s a Caregiver to Do?
I recently ran a Nancy’s House retreat for family caregivers whose loved ones have ALS. The stories of these women and their families were enough to leave me …
A Holiday Carol for a Caregiver
Sing to the melody or rhythm of A Holly Jolly Christmas and my apologies to Burl Ives! It is the holiday season, a bittersweet time of year. Ambivalent is the …
4 Tips to Be a Healthy Caregiver
It’s time for a hard truth. It is hard to be a healthy caregiver. It takes a real “eyes on the prize” mentality to keep yourself at the top of the …
4 Tips for Parents of Children with Special Needs
What does it mean to be the parent of a child with special needs? From the time you, your child and your family get the diagnosis, whatever it may be, your …
Healthy Caregivers, 8 Steps to YES!
Can caregivers be healthy? All the literature tells us how caregivers are not so good at caring for themselves, all the diseases for which they have increased …
Walking the Caregiving Walk
I teach caregivers about taking care of themselves. The past couple of weeks have put me to the test. It started when my sister’s beau had surgery for lung …
6 Tips on Caring for Yourself While Caregiving
How do you take care of yourself while caring for someone else? Here are some ideas. 1. BREATHE Take a deep breath, down into your belly. Feel your waist and …
Both Sides Now-Aging and Caregiving
What You Can Do “I’ve looked at Life from both sides now. From up and down, and still, somehow, it’s Life’s illusions I recall. “ Joni Mitchell was …