Caregiving.com: Kudos

Feedback from family caregivers about Caregiving.com; Caregiving! newsletter; our eldercare seminars; and our teleclasses:

"I found the address for this web site last night in a resource guide for caregivers. I visited your site for the first time tonight after my aunt went to bed. The site is great; I have already bookmarked it as a favorite. I guess I am just emotional now, but reading through the stages of the caregiving years and through some of the other information made me feel as if I am not completely lost. There is hope and there are people who understand. Thank you. I am at two different points with different relatives (my deceased mothers siblings--her older brother and older sister). I have never used a journal with regard to family issues or much else, but I will read more and start the journaling process. Sometimes I feel better when I can say how I feel but there are so few that understand so the journal is probably the best solution. I will be back to your site again."

"Just wanted to stop by and tell you what a wonderful site you have. I wish that I had had access to something like this while I was struggling to care for my mom who had Alzheimer's."

"I just recently discovered your site and I was very impressed with it."

"I want to thank you for creating a site for people like us to find a bit of relief in our daily struggles which can isolate us terribly and bring on a whirlwind of emotions and frailty in our own self worth."

"I want to express my opinion to you on your website. Excellent and timely. Thank you so much. Coming from a small family, not working and single, I’m the only caregiver to my father, you have given me some new outlooks. Oh sure, there are lots of websites out there. But yours is definitely the best. Keep up the good work and thanks."

About Caregiving! newsletter (now defunct; published from January 1995 until April 2005):

"Thank you for a very caring and useful newsletter. I pass on my copies to a wellness center..."

“Thank you for the Caregiving!, it gives me encouragement to realize there are so many other folks out there in similar situations. It’s always a joy to read!”

"You always have such great information and such affirming articles for our families!"

"I read the last issue with the results in it that my sister-in-law got as I was going on vacation - long ride - and I cried. It was so freeing - I didn't feel so alone or lost."

"This is a long overdue thanks for sending me your AMAZING newsletters. They're incredibly well-done, so intelligent and well-written and put together with such thoughtfulness and care. It's truly impressive. They've been so interesting to read, the caregiver interviews are fascinating, and they're so, so helpful, too. Thank you!"

"WOW, I really liked your letter on the cover of the Feb 2004 issue of Caregiving! Sometime resonated within me as I read your words of compassion and perspective as to the lows/challenges and the gifts of caregiving."

"When I returned home yesterday after burying my father, your February issue was in the mailbox. Although I was unable to read it, or indeed anything yesterday, I picked it up this morning. How prophetic! An end-of-life issue as I was confronting that situation. I especially found the Mourner's Bill of Rights to be important and have typed a copy of it for my sister."

"I just wanted to praise you for the Jan 04 issue of Caregiving!, it's really excellent, Denise. Keep up the good work!"

"The last Caregiving! issue was soooper. You are quite loquacious. Where do u get all the energy to put so much in print?"

"Absolutely terrific. You really have captured the stages well, very very well... This is a fabulous resource for caregivers."

"Your book, The Caregiving Years, that you sent me in September helped me enormously. It would have saved me substantial stress had I had it at the beginning of these fours years of 24 hours a day caregiving to my husband! THANK YOU! I find much to help me for the present and future and don't dread the transition so much because of the Godspeed stage you discussed. It is a masterpiece and I've recommended it for other hard-pressed caregivers and those who are about to become 'and dread it'. I tell them if they are armed with the knowledge and know-how from this book, they will be enabled to handle it."

"I want to thank you again for presenting at our regional conference. Everyone I spoke to enjoyed your workshop."

"I must say I am extremely satisfied with attending your informative
and enthusiastic workshop."

"Denise was friendly, confident, knowledgeable and made it easy to contribute to the discussion.”

"(Denise) has a meditation class that she offers freely on Thursday nights 8 pm CDT there is a long distance charge though. However it is worth it, I almost ready to go to bed by the time we are done. It is that relaxing. I take her bedtime class which is at 10pm CDT and then I get the best sleep of the week. That one comes with a small charge but it is worth it. She also publishes an excellent newsletter on caregiving which tackles just about all the issues of caring for a loved one that you can think of."

“Our time this morning was well spent. My brother and I talked with each other better than anytime in the last 5 years. Thanks for the great coaching.”

"Your wonderful response really touched me and I am printing it so I can read it over and over. You have no idea how your kind words have affected me; I feel empowered to deal with this now. I am usually the organized one in my family, but guilt is a very paralyzing emotion! You are doing a tremendous service to others by your work. Many, many thanks again for your life-saving words of encouragement to me. My dad's illness is the most painful area of my life right now and so few people really understand that."

"Thanks for your same day prompt response and answering all of my questions. You always seem to be so positive, enthusiastic and prompt in replying to support group members. I'm really glad I attended your workshop and indeed thankful to have met you. Because of you and the support group and the many resources available, I now feel uplifted and much better about my family situation. Bless you and the wonderful caregiving work you are doing!"

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