You'd think losing your mother would be the worst part of losing your mother. But for Annie...
Category: After Caregiving
Caregiving roles don’t stay the same for long. Our responsibilities as a caregiver may come to an end due to death, estrangement, changed care arrangements, or recovery. Even after the official end of caregiving, there is often a significant amount of work for us to do coordinating care, filing paperwork, and managing an estate.
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?
Celebration, Impacted. Caregiving and the Holidays.
It was really upsetting to flip through this season’s magazines without finding a single helpful article on how to handle the holidays when you’re unable to celebrate the way you used to.
Mindful Communication Makes for a Happier Caregiver
While caregiving, using “loving speech” made it possible for my husband and my mother-in-law to *hear* me and “compassionate listening” helped me *hear* them.
What I did with what I learned from caregiving
Today, the work I do it is a real manifestation of the love and devotion that went into my caregiving experience.
11 Simple Rules On What To Do When Your Parent Dies
If you’re newly mourning a loss, I know how raw your heart feels right now. I know it feels like...
Feeling prepared: Security and confidence for the caregiver
Be prepared… I’m prepared for everything. That’s the Boy Scout’s marching song…
Direction
Please forgive me for repeating myself, if and when I do, but it is clear that when you’re a...
Adrienne gets honest about self-care
I don’t know about you, but I’m really tired of going to websites and reading that I have to “take care of myself” if I’m going to be able to take care of the patient.
Signs your caregiving journey is ending
The caregiving journey can begin and end suddenly but sometimes we can see the signs that our journey and our loved one’s journey are both coming to a close.
I Lost My Father One Year Ago Yesterday
After work, you will drive to the bank, drive anywhere, just to get air. You will skip the gym and...
The List
She rode the hour-long bus from Seoul to the airport and met me in the airport, and then we rode...