A bittersweet yet inspirational love story sensitively illustrated about Danny and Annie’s unabiding love until the end. Brenda Avadian, MA Danny Perasa and his wife, Annie, came to StoryCorps to recount their twenty-seven-year romance. As they remember their[...]
This Sunday marks the five-month anniversary of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), signed into law by the President on Jan. 4, 2011. Upon its signing, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius stated that NAPA calls for an “aggressive and coordinated n[...]
Maureen has worked as the Daytrip program director for the Johnson Adult Day Program (JADP) in Denver, Colorado for more than twelve years and has touched hundreds of lives as a result. She is a professional caregiver who truly goes above and beyond. Her dedication is unmatched. Twelve years at one [...]
IF YOU KNOW a comforting, kind, and FUNNY caregiver, NOMINATE him or her. IF YOU ARE one, nominate yourself. Self-nominations and nominations of professional or family caregivers are being invited for The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month of July. We are not looking for saints! We are l[...]
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[...]
