Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 3: Dealing with Pessimistic Aging Parents
This is Part 3 in a series. You can read Part 1 “Think Before You Speak” here. You can read Part 2 “Speaking Easily About Difficult Topics” here. “For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The two previous classes covered skills and strategies for talking about [...]
Funny Fridays: Because It’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!
I love creativity, especially when it’s combined with humor . . . HEMA is a Dutch department store chain. The first store opened in Amsterdam on November 4, 1926. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands. HEMA also has stores in Belgium and Germany. In June of 2007, HEMA was sold to British [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers — 9/24/08
Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle. ~ Norman Vincent Peale
Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 2: Speaking Easily About Difficult Topics
This is Part 2 in a series. You can read Part 1 “Think Before You Speak” here. Last week I recommended that you think before you speak about difficult topics with your aging parents. This week I am adding one more important pre-communication strategy, along with communication guidelines for these discussions. Think About Your Aging [...]
Funny Fridays: Because It’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!
Here’s a bunch of quickies — have your rim shot handy! ************************* Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love and get married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent. Ba-da bum! ************************* Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. The bartender says, “Olive or Twist?” Ba-da bum! ************************* [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” ~ Dale Turner Photo: Jeff Abbit
Please Adopt a Caregiver!
Helene Moore became a family caregiver for her husband after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1993. Two wonderful things came out of this very difficult experience, and one of them is the Adopt a Caregiver program. The motivation behind this program in Moore’s words: “Alzheimer’s disease is not contagious, yet the caregivers are [...]
Family Caregivers Communication Class — Part 1: Think Before You Speak
A girlfriend recently told me she had “The Talk” with her mother as spokesperson for all of her siblings. To which I replied, “Cindy, exactly which ‘Talk’ was it?” As family caregivers you will most likely have more than one conversation with your aging parents on topics that are uncomfortable or difficult to discuss. These [...]
Funny Fridays: Because It Is Better to Laugh than to Cry!
What’s the best way to describe a bachelor? A man who never Mrs. a woman. ************************* Two 90-year-old women, Rose and Barb, had been friends all of their lives. When it was clear that Rose was dying, Barb visited her every day. One day Barb said, “Rose, we both loved playing women’s softball all our [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers
I read this quote from Leadership Courage and knew immediately I had to share it with you. Substitute the word “caregiver” wherever you see the word “leader” and “caregiving” in place of “leadership” in the paragraphs below. Hope you get as much motivation from this passage as I do! Hang in there! Be Optimistic “Some [...]
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