I am sixty something and Mom is in her eighties and living with breast cancer. She has decided not to receive treatment. So far Mom has no pain and I am living with her to enjoy the time we have left together. Mom does not yet need care. She has open wounds and hospice is here for palliative care bu[...]
This is one in a series of articles following up on Make a Bucket List for the Year. How would you like to look forward to something exciting, new, and different every month? Create a bucket list of things you’ve never done before and do one every month for the rest of this year. Some items ca[...]
About five years ago, I hiked up to the top of Mt. Baden Powell. A four-mile hike up to 9,400 feet the trail features about 40 switchbacks. The night after the hike and while my husband was on travel, when I got up to use the bathroom, I couldn’t keep my balance. Leaning too far, my shoulder h[...]
Anthony Cirillo, Healthcare Marketing Strategist, is conducting a brief survey to determine interest in a smartphone app for caregivers. He invites all caregivers to complete the Caregiving App Survey. I completed it and encourage you to do the same. [...]
Want to add excitement to your daily grind? You can. Choose to have one new experience every month. After failing, for two years, to live by my Keep It Simple (KIS) theme, when 2011 rolled in, I realized life is too short…change your theme! Mind you, a theme is different than a goal. They way [...]
To better serve The Caregiver’s Voice nominee finalists and selection committee, we are moving the due date earlier— from the 20th to the 15th of every month. This will give our selection committee and finalists more than 48 hours to respond, while helping us avoid the month-end crunch t[...]
I love my mother deeply. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It seemed to come on suddenly, while she was staying with my brother. That I might be losing my mother was a most painful realization. We decided to move her to Colorado, near where I live. I didn’t think about it, I just kne[...]
Answers to the following questions given by 2nd graders: Why did God make mothers? She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. Mostly to clean the house. To help us ‘out of there’ when we were getting born. How did God make mothers? He used dirt, just like for the rest o[...]
Baby Boomers have been credited with and blamed for many things over the years including free thinking to outright greed. During the years following World War II–from 1946 to 1964 – 72-million boomers were born. As a tail-end boomer I feel fortunate to benefit from the initiatives of lea[...]
Since Nitin Samtani was 13, he has been taking care of his paralyzed mother. She suffered a severe stroke 16 years ago; a result of an aneurysm that almost killed her. After awaking from a coma, she faced paralysis of her right side. Her mouth muscles were also affected and she was unable to speak. [...]
She cradled me and marveled at me. She sang to me, held my hand and comforted me. She cleaned up my spills and forgave me for everything. She made my Christmas stocking. She smocked my dresses and curled my straight hair. She led my Brownie Troop and taught my Sunday school classes. She wiped my tea[...]
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. With women (wives, daughters, daughter-in-laws) being the majority of caregivers, The Caregiver’s Voice shares A Toast to Women* sent by a long-time friend. A Toast to Women *Originally titled: One Flaw in Women Women have strengths that amaze men.[...]
