Life coach and former caregiver, is The Caregiver’s Voice Guest Blogger, this week. Holly Whiteside applied coaching skills while caring for her mother. The result is Mindful Caregiving. Caregiving, by its nature, is a challenge, yet here are some tools and techniques that can move you forward[...]
When a loved one passes on, they will not be forgotten so long as someone remembers ... Yes, the two-year anniversary is coming up. The tears are fewer and farther between nowadays but there are times when I still feel such a profound sense of loss that I can hardly stand it. It's like there is a hu[...]
Today’s MSNBC report on a study finding spouses of those with dementia are at an increased risk of getting dementia is a wake-up call to all caregivers. Caregiver Dementia Those who endure the stress of caregiving day-to-day find themselves experiencing the very same symptoms of their loved o[...]
When a member of our community died two years ago, it was a major blow. He had been a cornerstone of our tiny enclave of tight-knit and aging-in-place families. His wife had moved him to their daughter’s home eighty-five miles away. During the last months of his life, the two moms lovingly ten[...]
A delightful story that inspires caregiving hope and joy. Louise Carey, writer, speaker, wife, and mother of four, paints an endearing portrait of caring for her ninety-four-year-old father-in-law with dementia in The Hedge People. She and her husband, Tim, are members of the Wycliffe Bible Translat[...]
Letter to Meg Whitman, Candidate for California Governor Dear Ms. Whitman, What is your position on CAREGIVERS in California? Reports are that since February when you began campaigning for California’s highest office that you have outspent the other candidates with $59 million of your own fu[...]
Conquering the Peak of Caregiving is like Climbing a Mountain THE MOUNTAIN CLIMB Last Spring, my husband, his co-worker, and I climbed a mountain in the Angeles National Forest of Southern California to view a plane-crash site. Starting at 4,900 feet, we climbed to 7,900 feet; first, through pine-ne[...]
What happens when you’re stuck with two homes and can pay the mortgage on only one? Just as John and Susan’s new Colorado home was almost ready for them to move in, they faced two unexpected developments. In the first part of Caregivers Nearing Retirement posted last week, we met Susan and Joh[...]
As a thirty-plus year investor, I am disturbed by discussions with some very dear friends, recently. Their experience multiplied 100,000 fold contributes to America’s rocky future. To preserve their privacy, their names have been changed and details have been changed without losing the point.[...]
Martin Avadian…March 31 Nine years ago this evening, a massive stroke took my father’s life. He had lived with Alzheimer’s for five years. In a way, he was fortunate to have gone in thirty minutes instead of clutching for life on artificial life support. I lived with regret for not[...]
Faithful Fans and Followers of The Caregiver’s Voice Website, We will be moving to a new server this evening (Monday 29th) around 5pm PT (8pm ET).[...]
I just finished attending the American Society on Aging’s Generations: Aging Network in Today’s Economy Webinar with presenters Mike Burgess and Bob Blancato. (See biographical information at the end of this post.) I usually tweet live during such programs and today, have included the [edited][...]
