To do your best at this perceptual exercise, first take a deep breath, exhale slowly. Repeat. Sit back. Relax. I speak from many years of experience suffering test anxiety. Ready? Look at the image below. How many faces do you see in this tree? Are you able to find all 10 faces? Share this w[...]
Yes, those of us over fifty, sixty, or even seventy, earn perqs of aging. The following were shared by one who knows with one who’s lived long enough to earn these perqs. 😉 Kidnappers are not thatinterested in you. In a hostage situation,you are likely to be released first. No one expects you[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice reviews a love story by Dale L. Baker. Her book, More than I Could Ever Know – How I Survived Caregiving highlights the ups and downs that is the carousel ride of caregiving. She describes it as a caregiving survival manual. Caregiving is intimate. It made me fall i[...]
Remember what our parents taught us? LIFE is about learning lessons as we go along. Often times, our teachers are our elders. But what about those moments when young people–college students–bring us a powerful reminder of what our paretns taught us when we were younger? Remember, to say,[...]
How to find help if you are caring for a loved one during any stage of a serious illness Guest article by Diane E. Meier, MD If you are caring for someone with a serious medical condition, you already know the enormous impact it can have on your daily life—from managing doctors’ appointments and med[...]
On Mother’s Day this Sunday, do more for your mom than just send flowers, says the National Association of Areas on Aging in Washington, DC. Call Mom To really see how Mom is doing, visit her. If that’s not possible call her. Then learn as much as you can about the following: Are there m[...]
Be STRONG enough to stand alone, SMART enough to know when you need help, and BRAVE enough to ask for it. I don’t know who to credit for these three lines of advice, but these words keep resonating in my mind. The message is simple, yet strong. And caregivers, when we need help, we need to be [...]
Inspirational Guest Blogger and Caregiver, Lynette Wilson Juul, writes: Before becoming an in-home caregiver, I worked the night shift for two years at a small assisted living facility (ALF) that was home to about forty seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other aging-related disorders. I m[...]
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There are times when we move swiftly through the days of our lives without ever considering the answer to, “Where did they come from?” After becoming a caregiver for my father, I learned to ask this question with each elder I met. He could be an elder waiting for the light to change on a[...]
“I want to go home,” says Norrms McNamara who lives with dementia. Guest post by Norman McNamara We have all heard people with Dementia say it, “I want to go home”. I say it most night’s according to my “Angel” Elaine. Sometimes I even whisper it during the [...]
