Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers — 4/29/09: An Affirmation
My college friend, Stephen Rothman, of The Social Media Soapbox, recently posted this affirmation on his Facebook status: Come what may, as long as I have the ears to hear the last movement of Mozart’s Jupiter symphony, life will always be worth living. When I read it, I immediately had to create my own affirmation [...]
Medical Treatment vs. Quality of Life for Our Aging Parents
My mom has been troubled by bedsores on and off for the past two years. A bedsore forms, gets worse and then very s-l-o-w-l-y heals (as in taking months to completely close up). She presently has three in various sizes, places and stages of breakdown or healing. Contrary to what most of us believe, I’ve [...]
Funny Fridays 4/24/09: Because It’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!
Here are two videos from YouTube that I came across this week and just loved! The first one is funny and stars an animal friend who is musically-inclined. If you have trouble viewing the video above, click here. This second one is creative and has a wonderful message! If you have trouble viewing the video [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers — 4/22/09: Trading Places
Exactly one year ago today, I wrote my first post containing a quote by Nehru to inspire family caregivers. Wow, where has the time gone?! This community has grown so much in the last year, we’ve “talked” about many topics, and I’ve enjoyed learning from all of you so much! To mark this one year [...]
Family Caregivers Communication Class — The Language of Dementia, Part 3
This is Part 3 in a 3-part series. Please click here to read Part 1 which contains the background ideas these lessons are built on. Also read my brief “Word of Warning” in Part 2 to keep from “shoulding” all over yourself and for a prior lesson in the language of dementia. I hope you [...]
Funny Fridays 4/17/09 — Because It’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!
“I am the Tax Man . . .” Under the Freedom of Information Act, a man with a small business sent a request to the IRS asking if they had a file on him. The IRS wrote back, “There is now.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After reading a nursery rhyme to his child, an accountant says, “No, son. [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers — 4/15/09: Smiles For You
Smiles for You Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu, When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him. I thought about that smile then I realized its worth, A single [...]
My Golden Oldies: Aunt Rose and Uncle Arthur
I have been away for a few weeks because my dear Aunt Rose passed away on March 28th, 2009 at age 95 in her home in New York City. Uncle Arthur, her husband and soul mate, predeceased her in 1994. While I was away for only four days, the trip took me back decades in [...]
I’m Temporarily Missing In Action
Hello TLeC Community, I haven’t been able to post since the end of March, but I don’t want you to worry about me. I have been out of town on a personal family matter that I’ll be writing about more next week. I’m back home now, but need some time to catch up on things, [...]
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