Are you a caregiver? Not because it’s your trade, not that that you went to school for it, or not that you even ever thought you’d be doing it. Sometimes we’re caregivers without even knowing it. In this week’s post we’re going to define the role of a family caregiver. I was preparing another post […]

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 aren’t going away. This is a true experience of one of our families. They had no idea what […]

Caregiver Burnout “I knew she was tired, I just didn’t know how tired.” “ 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.” “I wanted to spend more time talking with her because I knew she […]

My Dad passed away in 2007 at 55 yrs old. I’ve wanted to write about grief for a while now, especially since I work with so many families facing loss but I couldn’t quite write about it without facing my own. Near the end, my Dad was suffering from Alcohol Induced Dementia…before I even knew […]

Guilt is by far the number one emotion our clients struggle with and don’t 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 […]