How to welcome the Holidays as a Caregiver
After my husband suffered a catastrophic stroke in 2005, the holidays didn’t seem so merry. I found myself yearning for our life before Don became paralyzed from the neck down and had to use a respirator to breathe. Everything about the holiday season seemed to...
Surviving the holidays: a guide for family caregivers
The holiday décor and trappings have already appeared in stores and folks are starting to make celebratory plans for the season. If you are a family caregiver for an ill or cognitively impaired individual, you may not be looking forward to the holidays; more work,...
Grieving during the holiday season
We griever’s know just how difficult the holiday season can be. The season brings so many challenges with it. The loss of spirit can be staggering. Not jumping for joy when you get that special gift, not wanting to do a sing-song with the family, and perhaps...
After caregiving: building a new life
Strains of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” underscore a commercial on my television—as if I really need to be reminded. Now, I’m not a “Bah! Humbug!” type of person, but these past few years, Christmastime hasn’t been so ho, ho, ho. As I write this, it’s...
Counting our blessings as we get ready for a new year
Join Adrienne this week for an exercise in counting your blessings as we reflect on the past year and our caregiving journeys. The lives of caregivers can be especially difficult but each of our daily lives include things that make us smile. The simple act of...Out of the Ashes
Living in a household affected by chronic illness is challenging, stressful, frustrating, and sometimes next to impossible. It often feels like a jail sentence from which there is no escape. But over the past almost seven years, my family has experienced amazing...
Changing Christmas Customs for Caregivers
The holiday cannot always be celebrated in the way you’re used to. Here are a few ways to revise your Christmas traditions. After all, it is more important who you spend your Christmas with than what you do with them.
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.
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