In the Face of Pain® Offers Help and Hope for Caregivers Guest post by Lee Woodruff Five years ago, my husband, Bob, was injured by an improvised explosive device while on a[...]
Updated July 9, 2014 In this third installment, you’ll learn the final two steps to becoming a published author. In the previous article of this three-part series you learned[...]
Watch these two short Alzheimer’s videos in commemoration of Dementia Awareness Day and World Alzheimer’s Day. What is Alzheimer’s disease? How does the disease m[...]
Fifteen years ago this month, my husband and I were visiting my father in Wisconsin with the idea of placing him in an assisted living community to better help him live with dement[...]
My dad, Henry Kolodziej, cares for my mom. In September, 2010, my mom had surgery related to post-stroke complications. The surgery was intended to prevent risk of a future stroke [...]
Caring for a loved one can feel like an uphill climb. At first it may seem doable then reality sets in with a powerful dose of fear, “I stepped up to care for [fill in name];[...]
Whether you’re a person in need of a caregiver (or a CEO looking for a successor); remember, truth, honor, and respect will rise above all else, even when one might not ̶[...]
To succeed as family and professional caregivers, we must stand united, lest we fall divided. These “once-in-a-lifetime” tough economic times are happening more frequen[...]
Brenda Avadian, MA, will share caregiver tips and share how she LAUGHED through tears while caring for her late father with Alzheimer’s disease on the Dr. Carol Show tomorrow in Na[...]
I live next door to my parents and have seen how my mom has lovingly cared for my dad who has had Alzheimer’s for the last eight years. She will be the first to admit she is [...]
Cancer treatments for are known to be hard on the body and especially hard on the mind. Recently, significant attention has been paid to a medical condition called chemo brain, and[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month (CotM) nominations are due midnight Pacific time this Friday, July 15th. Family and professional caregivers eligible. Self-nomina[...]
