How Will You Embrace Your Limits?

Yesterday, during our free webinar, Lasting Caregiving: Embrace Your Limits, we changed how we look at limits. Limits don’t take away. They make the way. (Did you miss yesterday’s webinar? No worries; you can view and listen to the recording here.) So, if you attended yesterday’s webinar, I would love to know: What’s different for you today? How will you apply what we discussed in your day...

Come to Our First Annual Caregiving Conference!

Image via Wikipedia In honor of National Family Caregivers Month (November), we’re getting together in Chicago! We’ll meet for two days of learning, sharing and comforting on Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, at Sunrise Assisted Living, 2710 N. Clark St., Chicago. Sunrise is donating its meeting space and will provide a continental breakfast and lunch on both days. The facility has a...

How… Will You Be Stronger?

We often talk about a shortcoming that we want to improve or change. We may feel impatient, so work to gain more patience. We may feel we rush too much through our day, so want to slow down. We may feel we are quick to criticize, so commit to focusing on holding our tongue. Certainly, we can gain by working on our weaknesses. What if, though, we looked at our strengths and said: This is working really well for me....

Ask Denise: How Do I Find a Good Caregiver for My Mom?

Dear Denise, How do I find a support group? I am also in need of a good caregiver for my mom who lives with me. Any direction you can provide would be appreciated. Hello, This article has suggestions and links to resources on finding a caregiver. And, these sites include directories of caregivers for hire: Sitter City Care.com Caregiver List We have online support groups; we’d love for you to join;...

Truth and Dare

Today on Your Caregiving Journey, Anna Stookey joined us to continue our conversation about getting more help. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. Last month, we spoke about Self-Sufficiency Syndrome. Today, we took a closer look at those in the family who don’t help. And, as happens, when we look at others we turn to ourselves. Anna shared an important an insight this...

Update on Key Legislation Affecting Family Caregivers of Vets

Update (11/20): On November 19, after much deliberation and continued closed door negotiation, the Senate passed S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 (see below) in the evening by a voice vote of 98-0.  No changes were made to the bill prior to its passage.  The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs; action is not expected until after Christmas....

Free Online Support for Family Caregivers of Veterans

The California Office of Caregiving (Veterans Affairs), is undertaking a pilot study of an online class/support group for family caregivers.  The class is for veterans who are either giving or receiving care.  To participate, you must reside in California, southern Nevada, or Hawaii, and your care recipient must be suffering from TBI, PTSD, dementia, or doctor-diagnosed memory impairment. The program, called...

How Do We Support Our Caregiving Friend?

Dear Denise, I’m writing to you on behalf of my neighbors.  We have walked together in the mornings and have played euchre together for 18 years. Now one of these fabulous women is caring for her mother who is battling breast cancer.  The prognosis is not good and our friend has moved in with her mother in almost a hospice environment.  We want our friend to know we care about her and would like to put...

We’ve Added Google Friend Connect

Are you wondering about the blue bar on the top of this page that asks you how you are doing today? It’s Google Friend Connect–a way for you to connect with our site’s visitors. You can meet other members, post comments, ask for help, share ideas and offer suggestions. And, it’s easy to join—just use your Google, Yahoo, AIM or OpenID account. Or, simply set up an account with Google or Yahoo...