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In October, our Council of Caregivers convened to share thoughts on how to train to endure caregiving. Our show inspired an article that appeared today in The Wall Street Journal. You can read the article here. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the story’s comments section.
Our next Council of Caregivers will meet in January to address the question: How do I manage my overwhelming caregiving...
Caregiving.com is sponsoring two days of learning, sharing and comforting on Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lincoln Park, 2710 N. Clark St., Chicago. The conference takes place during National Family Caregivers Month, which is November.
The deadline to register is Friday, October 29. You can register here.
The conference will tackle the struggles common to the caregiving...
Posted by
deanna on Aug 31st, 2009 in
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Since I last blogged, I have had quite a tough and depressing time. My aunt sent me an eviction notice on my birthday and the week after I got mom into her temporary detox unit. I learned not only is my aunt evicting me, but all occupants. That includes mom who was supposed to come home after three months of detox. Mom and my aunt co-own this house. I was only given 30 days to vacate. I am fighting for more time....
Posted by
deanna on May 17th, 2009 in
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There are three of us in our family. My Brother is the eldest, my Sister is the middle child and I am the youngest. My sibs are only separated by about 15 months and I am separated by 4 years. It is odd how our dynamics within care-giving are not unusual.
We three were never very close. There were the jealousies and infighting that all siblings have in competition for parental love but ours was a broken and...
Posted by
deanna on May 17th, 2009 in
Deanna's Blog |
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Hi,
I’m Deanna and this is my story of care-giving.
My care-giving for Mom began about 20 years ago. She suffered from pulmonary embolism, fractured arms, wrists and hands here and there. Her balance was never great and she always managed to break something when I would take a vacation. I lived with her so I would take care of her during these times and try to keep a full time job when she would lose hers...
