The Alzheimer’s Daily News included a link to the video, below, in today’s briefings. It’s a short, foreign film (with sub-titles) that reminds us to love, especially during those moments when we don’t think we can. Please sure to let us know what you think of the video; include your feedback in our comments section. [...]
Image by Lyot via Flickr I’ve been doing my best to reduce my carbon footprint. The footprint I want to leave in world is not one that slogs through a landfill. Which makes me wonder: What footprint would you like to leave behind after your caregiving role ends? Your footprint could be the calming words [...]
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A new member of one of our online support groups recently wrote me with an interesting thought. “I think caregiving deserves its own diagnosis,” she said. Hmm… So, I asked Donna, who has a M.S. in counseling and cares for her mother, to expand on her idea. My questions and her answers follow. Caregiving: Do [...]
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I believe it’s important to encourage family caregivers to recognize and celebrate their successes as a caregiver. I often hear from family caregivers: How can I be successful if every decision I make seems to make my relative absolutely miserable? I’m reminded of conversation many years ago with Mirca Liberti, co-founder of Children of Aging [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Arrive everywhere loved. –Mariah, wife of Ron Gladis, one of our 2009 Caregiver of the Year award winners You probably have heard the expression: “You have to feel it to heal it.” That, often, is easier said than done. To feel our shame, we must feel safe. We might find that safety [...]
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(Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a three-part series on shame and its role in your caregiving experience. In our second part, we take a look at how shame enters a caregiving situation.) When I think of how shame can come to a caregiving role, I think of Jeannette, a woman I helped [...]
Image by -Ola via Flickr (Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a three-part series on shame and its role in your caregiving experience. In our first part, we look at the origins of shame.) For you, it may have started with a comment or remark or a look. “Typically children are shamed when [...]
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