“A Memoir of Life, Love, and Caregiving” for a loved one after a paralyzing stroke. Kathi Koll lived the dream for six years with her real-estate developer husband befo[...]
When a caregiver’s LIFE grows too overwhelming and stressful, it’s time to step away. What’s one guilt-free way to take a break from hands-on caregiving? Take a o[...]
Family caregivers and caregiving professionals are a lot like mortar. While there’s far more to caregiving than cement, sand, lime, and water, caregivers hold together the br[...]
For National Family Caregivers Month, we review Merrill Lynch’s just-released 42-page Caregiving Study Report, entitled, The Journey of Caregiving: Honor, Responsibility and Financ[...]
John Roche cared for his mother in his home for the last ten years of her life. He admired all she’d been through – strokes, paralysis, and raising three children, most[...]
If it weren’t for select dates on the calendar, caregivers would take no breaks. Like medical personnel, law enforcement, soldiers, utility workers, and more, there are no br[...]
Caregiver, don’t reach your breaking point! In the article, Knowing When You Need Help With Caregiving, I wrote, “We caregivers are a stubborn lot. This helps us…[...]
Caregivers are reminded to take time off. Caregiver respites make all the difference in the world – from an afternoon off to an extended weekend or even a week or more. Below[...]
Sometimes, we get to know people who deserve more from life than they’re getting. Caregivers are one group of people whose role extends beyond what seems humanly possible. Yo[...]
Which topics are drawing the most interest? I turned the tables on U.S. News & World Report, which publishes rankings and asked them and Caring.com which of the over 100 articl[...]
That’s 365 Days at 24 Hours a Day x 60 Dear Caregiver, How will you spend your TIME in 2016? [UPDATE: 2016 is a Leap Year. See comment below this post.] Barring an unforeseen[...]