The Caregiver’s Voice article excerpts this month include a blood test that can determine when you will die, Lyft’s health-care impact, leaving a lasting gift, and why many of us resist using online patient portals. When will you die? Steve Horvath, a biostatistician at the University of[...]
Caregiving is financially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually debilitating, says Maria Shriver on NBC’s Today Show regarding the stress of caregiving. Three Tips for Caregivers Check in with your local Area Agency on Aging. Connect with others via support groups. Share with colleagues an[...]
Senior citizen? No. Over the hill? What hill? Elder? Nuh-uhhh. Sage? Yes! Perennial? Niiiiice. The words we use to describe people who live a half-century or more are key to how we perceive those (us!) with longterm life experiences. Wait! “Those” people include me and likely you! Aft[...]
Word was at Bell Tower Residence [3/3/2023: URL Updated] (BTR) in Merrill, Wisconsin, that the annual caregiver conference keynote speaker would be a resident for several days. Beyond the attention and care I received, staff members made sure residents were comfortable and had what they needed. A sk[...]
This month, The Caregiver’s Voice features curated article excerpts on the eight keys of truly confident people, learning with dementia, navigating life as an elder orphan, the FINGER study, and using caregiving language to uplift and embrace. Eight Things That Set Truly Confident People Apart[...]
Last November, I spent several nights in memory care at a residential care home. I went to the Northwoods of Wisconsin to present two keynotes and six workshops at three conferences in as many cities. The first conference was hosted by Bell Tower Residence (BTR) in Merrill. Hosts usually make hotel [...]
Wherever You Are – A Memoir of Love, Marriage, and Brain Injury by Cynthia Lim They met at age 18 while standing in line at college. Six years later, with their graduate degrees, they married and became VISTA volunteers. Afterward, they began their careers. As one of their careers took off, th[...]
Up until five years ago, I’d wake early on New Year’s Eve day to reflect on the year. What did I accomplish? What were my JOYs? What did I discover in hindsight that I could have done differently? I’d spend several hours reviewing my calendar to lay the foundation for the coming ye[...]
With people being diagnosed earlier and still able to speak about their experiences, The Caregiver’s Voice launched a new column called VOICES with Dementia in July of 2015. Since then, we featured 38 people in written and/or video interviews. In December of each of the last two years, we ove[...]
In our fast-paced world with too much information, how do we sort through to get to the important stuff? The Caregiver’s Voice introduced Curated Article Excerpts during our 20th Anniversary to help you digest diverse content quickly then click to learn more about what matters to you. Do you w[...]
The New Yorker presents, The Blessings of Aging. Thanks to video director, Jenny Schweitzer, these residents of a retirement community share their views on the upsides of getting older. It’s not what you think. These residents are feisty! Caution: Libido! Teenage rebellion! “I don’[...]
Thanks to author, Joshua Hehe*, a self-professed, prolific polymath (one with diverse sources of knowledge and interests), caregivers are able to enjoy some clever humor. The selections below represent fewer than half of Joshua’s list of highbrow humor he’s heard over the years: https:/[...]
