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Jun 3 2013 in Weekly Comforts by Denise
It can feel like every day in caregiving is a hot summer day. You’re always boiling. So much can make you mad. Your silly sibling consistently drops the ball. Your exasperating caree wants to do everything the long way. Your commute takes too long and makes you too late. Your life seems to take without [...]
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A chat for those who want to get organized happens tonight at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT, 4 p.m. PT). The chat happens here; you also can join the Let’s Get Organizing group here. Related articles Video Chat: Caring for More Than One (caregiving.com) Video Chat Young Adult Caregivers (caregiving.com)
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Jun 2 2013 in Solitaire Showdown by Denise
Solitaire Showdown is today! The challenge begins at Noon ET (11 a.m. CT, 10 a.m. PT) and ends at 8 p.m. ET. High score at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. PT) wins.! We’re changing things up in 2013. This year, our monthly winners will be declared a “Solitaire King” and will then [...]
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Jun 1 2013 in Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning, Janice, who cares for her mom while raising her two kids, joined me for Table Talk on Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player below. Janice shared her dad’s last months with us and how she spoke to her children about his decline and his death. She was [...]
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Jun 1 2013 in Caregiving Happiness Project by Denise
This month for our Caregiving Happiness Project, let’s stretch. I’m going to stretch and take risks. I’m going to do my best to be courageous about taking actions that intimidate me. This month, how will you stretch? Please share your goals about receiving in our comments section, below. And, keep us posted throughout the month [...]
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May 31 2013 in Caregiving Guffaws by Denise
Today, let’s share some funnies. What’s a humorous experience that’s happened to you in your caregiving role? It could be something that happened years ago or just yesterday, as long as today it makes you giggle. We’ll giggle with you. Please share in our comments section. Related Articles Bumpy Week (caregiving.com) Now Available: A Guide [...]
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May 31 2013 in Friday Chat by Denise
In this Friday video chat, the tables turn: @G-J and @jbones1961 interview me. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Would you like to join me for a Friday video chat? Just send me an email with your topic idea. I’d love to hear from you! Related Articles Video Chat: Managing a Caregiving Crisis (caregiving.com) [...]
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May 30 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
I just watched a TEDMED video of Amanda Bennett, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Cost of Hope, talk about her husband’s cancer and their fight to cure him. She speaks about denial and hope and how they redefined hope with every change in his condition. “I believed I could keep him from dying,” [...]
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May 30 2013 in Webinars by Denise
Yesterday, I led our free monthly webinar, which takes on the last Wednesday of every month at Noon ET. This month, I offered tips on how to free yourself from a caregiving funk. (Miss the webinar? No worries! You can watch the archive here.) So, I’d love to know: How will you free yourself? Please [...]
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May 30 2013 in Care Plans by Denise
Every Thursday, we have a care plan ready for you so you’re ready on Sunday to implement your plan. Each care plan also includes an intention to build on what you do well. In our care plan, we define well this way: Wisdom comes from being attentive grateful and curious. Energy comes from your food, [...]
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May 29 2013 in Community Caregiving Journal by Denise
Our next three words for our Community Caregiving Journal are: Change Identity Tomorrow You can write about each separately in three separate posts. You can write about all three in one post. Or, if you prefer, you can share your prose by leaving a comment, below. You can write sentences using all three words. In [...]
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May 29 2013 in Denise's Blog, Your Tools by Denise
For the most part, you feel like you’re managing your caree’s care needs fairly well. Over time, you’ve created a routine that works for both of you. You also both understand your caree’s care needs, which means providing them has become easier. It’s just the constant feeling of being on call that wears you out. [...]
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May 28 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
A few updates for you about our groups: 1. @ejourneys created a new group–MS Caregivers. Join this group to connect with others who care for a family member or friend with MS. We’ve got a few other disease-specific groups, including TBI Caregivers and Spinal Cord Injury Caregivers. We also have a group for Early Stage [...]
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May 28 2013 in Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning, Claire Day, our dementia care expert, joined me for our monthly dementia care show on Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player below. Today, we spoke about making it through caregiving, from the beginning to the middle to the end. Claire shared her thoughts about the priorities to [...]
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May 28 2013 in Denise's Blog, Six Stages by Denise
Two weeks ago, I began a six-part video series that walks you through The Caregiving Years, Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey. In each video, I’m describing the keyword (your coping strategy) of each stage of the caregiving experience. In this video, I describe the keyword–receive–for the third stage of the The Caregiving Years. In [...]
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May 28 2013 in Polls, Tell Us by Denise
This morning, I wrote a weekly comfort called Depart, which talks about making memories. We can’t know the day and time of a caree’s final departure–we can only do our best to make today count. Which makes me wonder: Do you want to know the day and time of the final departure? Would you want [...]
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May 28 2013 in Denise's Blog, Your Tools by Denise
When you entrust your caree into the care of another, you wish for good care. So, when you begin the search for quality care, whether in the home or in the nursing home, you may wonder where to start. Begin with free tools available from Medicare.gov and ProPublica.org. Home Health Compare, available at Medicare.gov, helps [...]
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May 28 2013 in Weekly Comforts by Denise
Maybe the thought hits when you wake in the morning. Or, when you hear a cough. Or, when the nap seems endless. Is this it, you can’t help but wonder. Is this the end? The worry about your caree’s final departure may not be an every-day thought. But, it’s a thought. We can’t know the [...]
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May 27 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
Decisions, our sixth book in our CareGifters Book Series, is now available for purchase as an eBook or in print. Facing a decision during caregiving can feel like standing in line for a roller coaster ride that looked so harmless 200 yards away. Easy peasy, you think when you glimpse the ride in the distance. [...]
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May 27 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
I often talk about family caregivers holding the family history. Because of the time you spend with your caree, you know the family history–the life stories of your carees and other family members. You also hold our nation’s history. You know the stories of your caree who served our country. So, today, in honor of [...]
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May 26 2013 in Tell Us by Denise
Earlier today, I wrote about a new guide that’s now available called A Caregiving Survival Guide. In the guide, you share your best suggestions, tips and resources with a friend, colleague or family member who is new to a caregiving role. You pass along your wisdom, your lessons learned and your best solutions to help [...]
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May 26 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
A few weeks ago, I spent the afternoon with two of my nieces and my sister. My oldest niece lives in an area of a Chicago suburb that includes lots of fun shops. As we browsed through a gift store, I happened upon a book for moms to give their daughters. The title was something [...]
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