Make time for the small pleasures in life. Brenda Avadian's recent visit to the Enchanted Forest of Light was restorative. Consider it a caregiver respite.[...]
Only caregivers understand the unique demands of each family's situation. In this guilt-ridden caregiver's case, a little help gave her a caregiver respite.[...]
How to Hire Help Successfully through Craigslist Guest Article by Sharona Hoffman, PhD When I tell people that we hired a live-in aide for my father through Craigslist, they[...]
Earlier this week, I had the good fortune of presenting I’m a Caregiver and I Matter at a Caregiver Survival Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Because we are careGIVERS, we often neglect caring for ourselves. After all, how can GIVERS focus on self-care? One way, is by a simple exercise, I c[...]
Really? Are these cures or a bunch of old-wives’ tales? Caregiver, you decide. Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately[...]
Avadian’s Mi Casa es Su Casa – Caregiver Humor In a genuine attempt to encourage my father to feel he wasn’t a burden while living with us, my husband and I told [...]
A self-effacing author pays respect to her mother who defied convention. In 2011, author Tinky Weisblat began a one-year quest to journal her experiences caring for her 92-year old[...]
