Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Everyone is festive–but you. You just can’t seem to pull it together.
A Christmas tree sounds like way too much work, and it’s not like you want to have anyone over.
Christmas can be especially hard on caregivers, and there are many culprits. Any of these sound too familiar?
–It’s been a rough year
–Things are so very different from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2007 | No Comments »
Christmas and caregiving. You’ve got to be kidding.
Add more to your plate? How?
Christmas–buying the tree, the gifts, wrapping the gifts, decorating the outside of the house, the inside of your house, oops–go back out and buy little gifts for your neighbors and all the other people who help you, whip up some family recipe cookies [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Do you know a thoughtful caregiver?
Are you looking for a thoughtful gift?
Nix the bunny slippers and the pine scented candle.
I hope you’ll consider ordering the caregiver in your life a copy of Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir. You can purchase it or order it in most bookstores around the country–and on Amazon–and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Caregiving is constantly changing.
That’s a good thing. Believe me, you’ll eventually need the variety.
Monotany is a major cause of caregiver stress.
Caregiving usually starts slowly–and the responsibilities are added over time. That is, unless your loved one is hit hard with a life-changing event–car accident, an aggressive form of cancer. Those who are thrust into heavy-duty [...]
Posted in aging, amazon, atlanta georgia, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, daughters, depression, eldercare, emotional, family, geriatrics, inspirational, internet, interview, marketing, media, mothering, mothers, passions, radio, relationships, sandy springs georgia, senior care, spiritual, writing on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
I was featured on Sandy Springs Radio, AM 1620, Atlanta area station. (http://www.radiosandysprings.com/passions.php) and interviewed by host Bernard Kearse on his radio program, Following Your Passions.
Mr.Kearse interviews people from all walks of life who have found passion in who they are and what they do.
What makes a passionate caregiver?
A passionate caregiver is someone who is still [...]
Posted in adult day cares, aging, amazon, bookstores, boomer women, boomers, career, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, community care, daughters, depression, doctors, eldercare, emotional, family, finances, financial, genetics, geriatrics, health, healthcare, inspirational, medicine, mothering, mothers, publishing, relationships, senior care, spiritual, women, writing on December 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Why are adult day care centers so important?
Because according to National Family Caregivers Association, 77% of all caregivers go it alone. Their loved ones live with them, or near them. Most caregivers have to work. It’s not an option. With the average caregiver being an 46 year old woman, she can’t afford not to work. [...]
