by Denise
Jun 11 2013 in Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
What’s it like to face and manage decisions during caregiving? @Trish, who cares for her brother, and @thpurplejacket (Chris), who cares for his partner, joined me for a discussion last week about decisions during caregiving. Trish also edits our CareGifters book series; our lastest book in the series is the recently-released Decisions. Trish and Chris [...]
by Denise
Jun 3 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
As you know, we launched an initiative in 2011 called CareGifters. Through CareGifters, we fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. Whenever we can, we raise $500 to give to a family caregiver; the family caregiver uses the money to fund a solution for one (or more) of their challenges. We raise money [...]
by Denise
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. [...]
by Denise
May 3 2013 in CareGifters, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Last night, Gwyn (@gwyn) joined me on Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player, below. In April, we raised money through our CareGifters program to help Gwyn. She’s using the money to pay for home care as she explores options, like a reverse mortgage, to pay for her mom’s care [...]
by Denise
May 3 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
Update: I sent $500 to Casandra this afternoon. Thanks so much to all who helped! We’re raising money this week to help Casandra, who cares for her husband. We’re at 25% of our goal, which means we are $380 away from reaching our goal. To help us reach our goal and send $500 to Gwyn [...]
by Denise
Apr 27 2013 in Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, @tstallone joined me for Table Talk. You can listen to our show via the player, below. Teresa shared her caregiving story, the challenges she encountered in trying to help her mom get better and the importance of getting to know her mom as she is now. It’s been a [...]
by Denise
Apr 24 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
Through our CareGifters program, we fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. This month, we’re funding solutions for Casandra (@comicvixen), who cares for her husband, Marc. Our goal is to raise $500 to help Casandra and Marc. In her CareGifters application, Casandra details how they will use the money: “If I can obtain [...]
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Apr 7 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
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Apr 5 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
We’re raising money this week to help Gwyn, who cares for her mom. We’re at 65% of our goal, which means we’re only $175 away from reaching our goal. To help us reach our goal and send $500 to Gwyn today, we have an anonymous donor who will match any donations we receive. Gwyn and [...]
by Denise
Mar 27 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
Through our CareGifters program, we fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. This month, we’re funding solutions for @Gwyn, who cares for her mom. Gwyn and I had a discussion on the site Sunday night about the financial difficulties of caregiving. She currently receives two hours per day of help from Medicaid and [...]
by Denise
Mar 7 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
As you know, we launched an initiative in 2011 called CareGifters. Through CareGifters, we fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. Whenever we can, we raise $500 to give to a family caregiver; the family caregiver uses the money to fund a solution for one (or more) of their challenges. We raise money [...]
by Denise
Mar 6 2013 in CareGifters by Denise
Love, our fifth book in our CareGifters Book Series, is now available for purchase as an eBook or in print. The book features the poems, essays and artwork of family caregivers who turn love into a coping strategy. These family caregivers write of their love, remembering how they fell in love years before caregiving arrived [...]
by Trish
Feb 12 2013 in CareGifters by Trish
The latest book in the CareGifters Book Series, “Love,” is shaping up nicely! We have several new contributors which is very exciting and means to me the book series is growing. Denise and I have extended our publication date so we can include even more of your stories. (In case you’re wondering who the heck I am and why [...]
by Denise
Jan 7 2013 in CareGifters, Spotlight by Denise
As you know, we launched an initiative last year called CareGifters. Through CareGifters, we fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. Whenever we can, we raise $500 to give to a family caregiver; the family caregiver uses the money to fund a solution for one (or more) of their challenges. We raise money [...]
by Denise
Nov 24 2012 in Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
L’Tanya, who joined me today for Table Talk, shared the above insight as she spoke about writing on her blog, Caring from the Middle. You can listen to our show via the player, below. L’Tanya cares for her mom as she and her husband raise two sons. They moved in with her mother two years [...]
by Denise
Nov 19 2012 in CareGifters by Denise
A word search puzzle book. A scanner. A black pot-bellied pig. Money. A basket of treats. A voice. Being. Honesty. Perspective. Two rings. A break. Support. A picnic. Thirteen years. Friendships. Hard to imagine that these could fit into a box covered with wrapping paper and topped with a bow. But they were. And, when [...]
by Denise
Nov 5 2012 in CareGifters by Denise
(Update: We gave to L’Tanya! I sent $500 to L’Tanya today, November 12. Thanks so much to all who gave! You guys are great. L’Tanya will join me for Table Talk on Saturday, November 24, at 10 a.m. ET. Listen here.) Through our CareGifters program, we fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. [...]
by Denise
Oct 17 2012 in CareGifters, Denise's Blog by Denise
(Update: We reached our goal! I sent $500 to Teresa on October 22! Thanks to all who gave!) During our most recent chat on Twitter (next one is Sunday!), one of our regular participants, Teresa, shared that her last week had really been rough. We asked her to tell us more and then offered some [...]
by Denise
Sep 28 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Yesterday, Kristin, who blogged about caring for Mary until Mary’s death on July 31, joined me on Your Caregiving Journey. I asked Kristin to join me to share about her life after caregiving. You can listen to our show via the player below. Kristin joined us in February 2011. She became our first CareGifters recipient [...]
by Denise
Sep 9 2012 in Caregiving Art Show, Denise's Blog by Denise
Our show features the artwork of family caregivers and carees. We’ll display the art from September 9 until September 15. During the art show, please vote for your top three pieces in two of our age categories. 1. View the artwork of family caregivers ages 8 through 11 here. We already have our winner for [...]
by Denise
Sep 5 2012 in CareGifters, Denise's Blog by Denise
As you know, through our CareGifters program, we raise money to fund caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. We work to fund CareGifters through various efforts, including our CareGifters Book Series, our Caregiving Art Show (starts Sunday!) and now an annual walk-a-thon. Currently, about 66 million individuals (about 30% of U.S. households) help [...]
by Denise
Aug 30 2012 in CareGifters, Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning, Trish, who created and edited our terrific new book, Forgiveness, joined me on Your Caregiving Journey. We discussed Forgiveness, the third in our CareGifters Book Series, with two of our book’s contributors, Kathy, and Joy. You can listen to our show via the player below. During the show, we discussed our definition of [...]
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