Left the island noon-ish and made my way back to the city for an appointment with the...
Category: Adrienne’s Journal
Adrienne, our founder, shares what her life is like after caregiving ends.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Today is a day of appreciation. I was fortunate enough to be able to take an extra day for myself,...
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Ugh! Another scorching hot day. First thing I did was sit in front of the market selling tickets...
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Got out to the island and it was too hot to go to the craft show in town. It’s one of my favorite...
Friday, August 12, 2016
Today was such a scorcher that I decided to wait until tomorrow morning to head out to the beach....
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Lord, New York can be an oven in the summer. We’re in the middle of a heat spell that looks like...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Wow, this is a tight week! I love my long weekends but they are wreaking havoc on the work that I...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Got home late last night and had to prepare for the meeting, scheduled months ago, with my...
The garden blooms
Got picked up at 10:00 to go to island. Shlepped a reasonable amount of stuff for one person/ two...
Catching up
Well, clearly wasn’t up to going to the island when I woke up this morning—glad I called my driver...
Shot day
Was supposed to get my hair cut today but had to cancel Lance because of the onset of a migraine....
Being open & honest
Not the best day—not the worst thought—for sure. Had a good meeting with Cori and Paul. We’re...
A busy day
Mad rush back to town from the Island. Ferry ride was heaven. Gorgeous day so far. Seems every...
Writing my memories
I’m writing my memories. I’m not famous or important. I’m simply exploring the course of my life...
Five years
It’s five years since Steve died. March 19, 2011 at 6:45p.m. But who’s counting? Even with...
Yahrzeit
Today is my mother’s yahrzeit—the anniversary of her death on the Jewish calendar. I was a long...
Becoming a caregiver again
I just finished making a new medication chart. There’s fresh bedding in the closet and food she...
Just When You Think Your World is Over…
As a caregiver, my life was filled with unknowns.
No words
My husband, Steve, was in the hospital for a collapsed lung after he’d had an ablation procedure....
Decision guilt
Steve was clearly in pain. He was staring at himself in the bathroom mirror and screaming at the...
Am I Happy?
During the course of my husband’s illness, I so longed to hear “How are you doing Adrienne?” Never...
After caregiving: building a new life
Strains of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” underscore a commercial on my television—as...
The Caregiver’s Minefield: Tricky Relationships Makes for Even Trickier Caregiving
Many caregivers are caring for people with whom they have a difficult and complicated relationship with.
“How are you?”: Well, for caregivers, it’s complicated
“So… How are YOU?” That depends on who’s asking. I mean, do they *really* want to know?