I moderated a teleclass for family caregivers this afternoon. One of the attendees who cares for her husband expressed frustration about incidences that occurred during her husband’s recent hospitalization.
“They called me at 10 p.m. Monday night,” the family caregiver said, “to tell me he was agitated and I needed to hire a caregiver to sit [...]
What are you saving for?
On Friday’s episode of Your Caregiving Journey, Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, encouraged us to take steps today to plan for our tomorrow. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.)
Our discussion focused on saving for a dream or a vision. Perhaps it’s a [...]
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On today’s episode of Your Caregiving Journey, we met Michael Lindenmayer, founding partner and chairman, Caregiver Relief Fund, a social venture launched last year to help family caregivers. (You can listen to our interview at the bottom of this post.)
The premise is simple: Provide relief so family caregivers have time and rest. The relief comes in the [...]
On Monday, Sheri Samotin of LifeBridge Solutions joined us for our weekly chat. Our show was a follow-up to our must-listen January show on managing insurance and Medicare claims that are denied. (You can listen to Monday’s show via the player at the bottom of this post.)
Sheri shared tips on to stay organized with insurance bills [...]
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I remember as a child the first day of school and getting my favorite supply, the largest box of crayola crayons the store sold. They always smelled so good and the points were so perfect and there were so many possibilities with all of the shades to create beautiful pictures.
I went to a Catholic grammar [...]
In a recent Huffington Post article, Jason Marsh writes about a new book “The Compassionate Instinct” that he’s edited with Dacher Keltner and Jeremy Adam Smith.
Marsh writes that our kindness toward others is also a kind act toward ourselves. He writes: “For example, neuroscience suggests that when we give to others, our brain shows heightened [...]
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Mabel Romick, one of our Caregiver of the Year Award winners, was in a serious car accident with her husband, Ken, who has Alzheimer’s and for whom she cares. A drunk driver hit their car.
Sharon, one of our bloggers, alerted me to the news after reading Mabel’s blog. Mabel’s daughter, Deborah, updated Mabel’s blog with [...]
On Thursday, Becky Lowry and Nancy Hanley, My Health Care Manager, joined us on Your Caregiving Journey to share activity ideas to beat back the cabin fever. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post.
Some suggestions we discussed during the show include:
1. Move–exercise can help you both feel [...]
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This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, our happiness expert and author of “A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription For Happiness,” joined us for a discussion about “shoulding.” (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.)
You know:
We should on ourselves: I should have done more.
Others should [...]
Today on Your Caregiving Journey, Donna Ryan joined us to talk about her recent trip to Atlanta with her mom. (You can listen to our discussion via the player at the bottom of this post.)
Toward the end of the show, we talked about the worry about discussing caregiving with non-caregiving friends. With the worry comes [...]
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