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Caring for a loved one: Navigating the Challenges and Finding Support.
Feeling Your All is Still Not Enough?
Mikki is looking after her 84-year-old mom, who struggles with hip pain from arthritis and a fall last year. She is also...
Have you ever thought about what brings you joy in your in your typical day as a caregiver? Sometimes we are inclined to dwell on what;s not working and on what we don’t have, and...
Imagine this:
Your elderly dad fell while shaving.
An ambulance takes him to the nearest hospital’s emergency department. There, they decide to admit him for observation overnight - or...
In my first post in this series, Emotions and Motivations: What Caregivers Tell Themselves to Keep Going, I discussed how family caregivers motivate themselves to keep going. I concluded the post...
You Knew the Day Would Come
You knew the day would come, but you didn't think it would arrive so soon. Now, you struggle wiith your thoughs and emotions.
The transition to caregiving...
Distance can be a challenge for family caregivers.
They may live in different states or even countries, making it difficult to provide hands-on care for their loved ones. In some cases, the...
Madeline juggles a full-time job while caring for her 82-year-old grandfather who has Alzheimer's disease. He moved in after it became unsafe for him to live alone. Despite her dedicated efforts,...
Many families find themselves taking their loved ones to the doctor during the busy holiday season. The stress of the holidays can make an already difficult situation even harder. However,...
The holidays can be a difficult time for family caregivers.
When you are the primary caregiver for a loved one, it can be easy to forget about taking care of yourself.
This holiday season, make...
The holidays can be a difficult time for family caregivers.
When you are the primary caregiver for a loved one, it can be easy to forget about taking care of yourself.
This holiday season, make...
Is this your story?
“Oh no! The holidays are here already!
Commercials, ads, Amazon feeds, emails flooding my inbox...how can I forget?
I’m not ready yet. Too much going on....
Interviewed on “The Beautiful Side of Grief” podcast. EP#48 “Questions You Need to be Asking”
Some of you know that after retiring from active medical practice, I started...