Maybe. To know for sure, follow the advice of experts and those who have walked in your shoes. When you walk upon the road of caregiving do you have directions? “Is there eve[...]
For all you prospective caregiving authors, please visit my Twitter Page at: http://twitter.com/CaregiversVoice. I’ve been live tweeting the Independent Book Publisher’[...]
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[...]
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 T[...]
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 [...]
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 biographic[...]
A New Look at How to Help Our Loved Ones Stop Hoarding Now that Spring has sprung, our focus is on how we can stop hoarding and start getting rid of the things that no longer serve[...]
A New Look at Why People Hoard Things As we anticipate Spring and try to get a handle on our increasingly busy and stressful lives, one way we try to accomplish this is by clearing[...]
Are you a goal setter? How do you feel when you set a goal and then don’t achieve it? As an avid goal setter since as long as I can remember–since age ten–I have [...]
In Parts I and II, we stressed the importance of bringing a patient advocate with you to the doctor’s office and stopping the doctor if s/he says something you don’t un[...]
This question is being asked more frequently by Baby Boomers and even the media. I’ve covered this topic before; but it’s important enough to address again. I’ll [...]
What should you (or your patient advocate) do when the doctor says something that you don’t understand? Stop him/her! One reason for malpractice suits is lack of proper follo[...]
