11Nov 1, 2022
Are you a caregiver? Not because itâs your trade, not that that you went to school for it, or not that you even ever thought youâd be doing it. Sometimes weâre caregivers without even knowing it. In this weekâs post weâre going to define the role of a family caregiver. I was preparing another post […]
12Sep 13, 2022
Imagine your dad living alone, barely getting out of bed when he complains of pain and you discover bed sores. You google and buy supplies, doing your best to take care of him but the sores just arenât going away. This is a true experience of one of our families. They had no idea what […]
13Jan 21, 2019
Caregiver Burnout âI knew she was tired, I just didnât know how tired.â â She seemed to be forgetting about her own doctor appointments, was no longer up for hosting Thanksgiving but brushed us off when we offered to help with anything.â âI wanted to spend more time talking with her because I knew she […]
14Jan 16, 2019
My Dad passed away in 2007 at 55 yrs old. Iâve wanted to write about grief for a while now, especially since I work with so many families facing loss but I couldnât quite write about it without facing my own. Near the end, my Dad was suffering from Alcohol Induced Dementia…before I even knew […]
15Jan 16, 2019
Guilt is by far the number one emotion our clients struggle with and donât usually ask us about. Here are some common guilty admissions: 1. My Mom keeps calling me at all hours and sometimes I have to let it ring. 2. My Mom always said she wanted to die at home but with her […]