Journaling for Caregivers: Rediscover Yourself and Reclaim Your Life
At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a change in...
At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a change in...
Like many Alzheimer’s advocates, I support increased funding for Alzheimer’s research. The goal is to discover a cure. However, the current reality is that...
Don’t let the title scare you, folks. I’m not presenting a “system” here. Personally, I’ve never seen a chart or graph designed to help...
Every so often, someone will admit that they secretly wish the person they’re caring for would pass away. Often, this person is sick, suffering,...
Most of us have seen evidence of people being harder on those they love than they are on strangers or even people they don’t...
A recent question brought back memories from my early days of caregiving. The member wrote, “My 81-year-old father still thinks he can do handyman...
Dear Carol: I feel like I’m failing everyone because I can’t do everything well. I work full-time, and my kids are in middle school,...
For many families, spring or early summer is a time to shake off the winter blues, deep clean their homes and focus on getting...
Note: I was interviewed by A Place for Mom about caregiving books, so I chose just some of my favorites (can’t name them all)....
There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents. Very often,...