5 Considerations for Traveling While Caregiving During COVID-19
These considerations for traveling while caregiving will prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce any accidental exposure.
Preparing for End-of-Life Care
No one wants to think about end-of-life care, but it remains an unavoidable inevitability for all of us. Caregivers often face the unenviable task of preparing for the death of a loved one during the last months of their lives, and it can be difficult to know where to...
Have Courage and Be Kind
“Have courage and be kind” is one of those wonderfully memorable movie quotes to live by that is so simple yet so profound. In the 2015 action version of the Disney film, Cinderella receives this advice from her dying mother. Have courage and be kind Click To Tweet...
Three lessons from a simple story
Exodus 17:8-16 There is an Old Testament story that tells us about the battle between Joshua and Amalek. The Amalekites had come up against the Israelites at Rephidim (which translated means resting place). Exodus 17 tells us that Israel’s caregiver, Moses, said to...
Caregivers for a nation, US military, 4th of July tribute
This article was written to honor our active duty military members during this 4th Of July, 2016, Independence Day. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time. Honoring our active duty armed forces and the extreme measures they take to keep this...
The creation of a caregiver
Looking back on my childhood, and my young and adult life, it is now apparent that I was destined to be a caregiver. Little did I know, that someday, I would be caring for the most important person in my life. My wife, Annie. In the beginning, or as I like to say the...
Medical marijuana: Leveling the playing field
As a first time caregiver, and a person that was never around anyone that had cancer, being thrust into the position of caring for Annie on a full time basis was undoubtedly the most difficult thing I’d ever done or will do over my life time. I didn’t know...
When caregiving feels like dad and me vs. the hospital
Every step in the recovery process was delicate and had a potential setback, every remedy had a potential side effect.
Why does progress always feel painfully slow?
It feels like whatever you want to happen quickly, doesn’t, and whatever you’d prefer to deal with later won’t wait.
Our 10 favorite caregivers on Instagram
Here’s a recent roundup of our caregiving friends on Instagram and a summary of who they are and what they do. Thanks for sharing your stories with us everyday through inspiring pictures and quotes! This is our tribute to you. 1 – @kimbrell10 is a...
“But I am taking care of myself.”
Dozens of friends have said it. Strangers have even said it. “You have to take care of yourself,” they announce, as if I’ve never heard this advice before. I tell them I’m already taking care of myself. Some ask what I’m doing. A friend recently gave me this advice...
Why is anticipatory grief so powerful?
Although everyone experiences anticipatory grief—a feeling of loss before a death or dreaded event occurs—some have never heard of the term. I didn’t understand the power of anticipatory grief until I became my mother’s family caregiver. My mother suffered a series of...
Managing caregiver’s guilt
February 13, 2014. The day I became a caregiver. That was the day Jeff came home following nearly seven months spent in three hospitals after his spinal cord injury. Of course I had been preparing for my role of caregiver for months. The nurses, therapists, and staff...
The dual lives of caregivers
As the general American population continues to age, more and more people are stepping into the role of caregivers. The Employment Panel of Caregivers projects that the number of seniors requiring care will double by the year 2031. This means additional resources need...
The Caregiver’s Toolbox: top 10 posts of 2014
The Caregivers Toolbox is our space for qualified experts to offer advice on some of the practical, financial, and emotional aspects of being a caregiver. Find information and support from these articles that made an impact in 2014. 1. Can I Get Paid to be a Family...Caregiving addiction: It’s more real than you might think!
On November 2nd, 2010, I lost my wife Annie to a blood cancer. As Annie’s caregiver for thirty months, we were always looking over our shoulders, dealing with a prognosis that was exceeded within the first three weeks of her diagnosis. So I was always dealing...
A Caregiver’s Promise
My husband was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. He had been there for three weeks, anesthetized, hooked up to monitors, unaware of his condition or what was going on in life. His “wound,” as the medical team called it, was a giant surgical scar that...Looking back as a Caregiver: an introduction
Recently I was asked if I’d like to write on The Caregiver’s Space and I said yes. I am grateful to start writing here with the chance to step back from this journey that I have been on with my elderly mom; a chance to recollect, reflect and go deeper into this whole...The Proverbial Campfire: Support for Those Caring for Loved Ones with Schizophrenia
Here is the thing though: I am not alone. WE ARE NOT ALONE. We have this fire, its warmth, and we have each other.
Four lessons I learned after facing my worst fear
Caregiving isn’t what many of us pictured for ourselves but what we take away from it, can’t be found in text books.
Quick caregiver meals: healthy, fun, fast and cheap
To save you time and money, we’ve gathered some quick, affordable, easy, and delicious breakfast options!
What to Do When You’ve Reached Your Breaking Point as a Caregiver
We’ve been there and we’re here to help. Here are suggestions from your fellow caregivers.
When your loved one refuses to eat what you’ve prepared
How many times have you thought of a great meal idea that you are sure will be tasty and pleasing, gone grocery shopping, prepared the recipe and made a nice presentation for your loved one, and then hear from them, “I just can’t eat that”?
Abandonment
One of the hardest things that I have gone through over the past 6 ½ years caregiving is the feeling of being abandoned.
How Your Facebook Friends Can Help You With Caregiving
Not just another tool for caregivers
We Have No Choice But to Be Strong
The roller coaster of emotions never stops, but I have learned a lot about myself, the people in my life, and life with a chronically ill family member.
“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?
My guilt and its impact on caregiving
It is one of the hardest things to admit: how we feel about caregiving. This mom cops to it all.
What Caregiving Taught Me
I was left to pick up the pieces of our lives. I was a single mother, jobless, broke, in debt, and with a son in private school.
Finding space for sex and pleasure in a caregiver’s life
It’s not at all uncommon for caregivers to find their sex drives change, they can feel disconnected from their partners, and sexual habits can change radically. Here’s a useful tip that works for me, and I hope it works for you!
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