“You have to be at peace with yourself. I love to laugh. I think laughter can cure. You can see it in a person’s face. Around age 40, when your face has lost the glow of youth, wha[...]
Retired Special Education Teacher and Caregiver says: Take care of yourself first! My name is Judi and I am a caregiver for my 90-year-old mother who has Alzheimer’s and my 96-year[...]
With as many as 10 million U.S. baby boomers at risk for developing Alzheimer’s¹, the Alzheimer’s Association® and Pfizer are collaborating to raise awareness and reduc[...]
Martin Avadian's 100th Anniversary is on Sunday, August 22, 2010. At age eighty six, Avadian was diagnosed with dementia. His story is told in the book, "Where's my shoes?" My Fath[...]
It’s one thing to deal with our own clutter (uh-hmm, possessions). What happens when we have to dispose of our loved one’s things? Holly Whiteside, author of The Caregi[...]
I was touched by how Holly Whiteside dealt with her mother’s treasured possessions after she died of Alzheimer’s. She describes it in The Caregiver’s Compass. Sin[...]
While we Americans celebrate our 227th anniversary of independence from British rule on this Fourth of July, I reflect on a family tradition that has been the constant across the h[...]
On Father’s Day in 1998, I visited my father in the nursing home to celebrate his special day. Except we couldn’t agree on whose special day it really was! “Oh, I’m glad you’re her[...]
After a dozen years, TheCaregiversVoice.com made it to the Top 50 Aging and Gerontology Blogs. See under “Hospice and Elder Care.” A great resource for the media, researchers, and [...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
