by MissAngie
Apr 29 2013 in Caring for Grandparents, Caring for Parents and Kids by MissAngie
As many of you know, I care for my 85-year-old mom, Grace. She suffers from dementia. Grace also cared for her mother, Ruth, who died thirteen years ago at the age of 94. My mom suffered a stroke while my grandmother was in hospice. The stress on me during that time was great. When I [...]
by Denise
Mar 8 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
The New York Times continues to tell the story of life after caregiving. Yesterday, the New Old Age blog told the story of @Sharon and Darren (@gcdsw2020). Today, the website tells Karen’s story of caring for her mom and her brother. @Karen continues to help as a volunteer on Caregiving.com. She’s a community manager for [...]
by Denise
Mar 7 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
In January, Judith Graham, a reporter for The New York Times, contacted me for an article she was writing about life after caregiving ends. I connected her with two members of Caregiving.com: Sharon (@sharon) and Darren (@gcdsw2020). Judith features their stories in today’s article. Sharon joined Caregiving.com in 2008 and become one of the site’s [...]
by Denise
Nov 5 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
On Saturday, RoaringMouse joined me for Table Talk on Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player below. RoaringMouse shared her perspective on life after caregiving. Her husband, Greg, died July 1. She explained that she manages her life now much as she did during caregiving. Her philosophy, Lead, Follow or [...]
by Denise
Nov 1 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
On Monday morning, Kristin joined me on Your Caregiving Journey for a check-in before she moves to Mexico. You can listen to our show via the player below. As you know, Kristin blogged about caring for Mary, a family friend. Mary died this summer, which meant that Kristin faced decisions about her own future. Earlier [...]
by Jo
Oct 29 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
Since my Dad’s death I’ve taken a deliberately lower profile across all social and electronic media. A combination of grief, depression and simple emotional exhaustion made it prudent to do so. I’ve pulled up and scanned Caregiving.com from time to time, been deeply touched by so many of your posts, but simply didn’t have the [...]
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
Mar 13 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning, on Your Caregiving Journey, Anna Stookey joined me for a discussion about grieving and depression. We discussed this question currently being debated by health care professionals: Should the definition of depression including grieving? You can listen to our show via the player below. (And, the inspiration for our show was this New York [...]
by Denise
Jul 8 2011 in Denise's Blog, Life Line, Life Lines, Videos by Denise
by Denise
Apr 21 2011 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, two family caregivers joined me to share their insights in response to this question: What do you know now that you wish you knew then? You can listen to our show via the player below. Gretchen Herrman, a member of one of my online support groups when she cared [...]
by Denise
Jan 25 2011 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Anna Stookey joined me to talk about grief, during and after caregiving. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. Anna shared an interesting insight about grief: It’s our shift that happens when we see a change in our world. Think about [...]
by Denise
Nov 22 2010 in You'll Be Okay by Denise
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Nov 18 2010 in You'll Be Okay by Denise
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Nov 6 2010 in You'll Be Okay by Denise
by Denise
Nov 1 2010 in You'll Be Okay by Denise
In September, a very smart man named Dan Savage started a campaign called “It Gets Better.” Savage wanted to show young gay and lesbian individuals that life will get better for them. Through the project, gays and lesbians create videos to tell the young generation that it does better, that they will be okay. What [...]
by Denise
Oct 30 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Donna Webb joined us today on Table Talk; you can listen to our discussion via the player below. Toward the end of our discussion, I asked Donna, who’s mom died August 16: Knowing what you know now, what would tell the Donna you were three years ago? Her answer: Be tenacious in finding help. So, [...]
by Denise
Sep 16 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This afternoon, Cindy Laverty, a former family caregiver for her former father-in-law, joined us to talk about life after caregiving. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. Cindy’s caregiving journey lasted 5 1/2 years and began at her former father-in-law’s request. Will you help manage my affairs, [...]
by Denise
Sep 14 2010 in Weekly Comforts by Denise
When you find yourself in caregiving, you may feel like you’ve moved to another country. You just don’t speak or understand this language. And, then caregiving ends. Overnight, you wake up in yet another country. It all looks different. It all sounds different. It’s another new language. It’s just awful. When you wake up in [...]
by Denise
Jul 2 2010 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, joined us to discuss her recent volunteer vacation to Ghana. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post. A few nuggets from our discussion: –For our Caregiving Happiness Project, consider replacing using your credit card with using [...]
by Denise
Jun 10 2009 in Your Tips by Denise
Image by *SΛM via Flickr Because it can be so overwhelming, it can be hard to imagine life without it, without caregiving. But, caregiving is a finite experience. And, when it ends, you may find yourself coping in a new world with a new perspective. Life will look different after caregiving. You can prepare today [...]
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