Geraldine Watson Parachutes for the First Time at Age 85
Last year my friend, Bob Watson, mentioned in passing that his 85-year-old mother made a tandem parachute jump for the first time in her life. I was fascinated and inspired by this brave act because, based on what I’ve observed, as people age they often become more cautious in their actions. Geraldine Watson is [...]
“I” is for Interview at EldercareABC
It is with deep appreciation and honor that I ask you to join me today over at the EldercareABC website. EldercareABC is a wonderful community for caregivers, created by caregivers, and one that I respect greatly and enjoy visiting. Mary Nix is a woman whom I interviewed in 2009 about her caregiving experiences, and she [...]
Hospice Care, Part 5: Another Family’s Hospice Experience
Cindy is a dear friend whom I met around 1980. Together we’ve experienced many of life’s milestones — single life, finding our Mr. Right’s, weddings, married life, having children, watching them grow, and caring for our parents. Our mothers both spent their final days on hospice but their hospice experiences were different in many ways: [...]
Interview: Born to Be a Caregiver
I “met” Mary Nix when she left comments here at TLeC and I visited her blog, EldercareABCBlog.com. In one of her comments she explained she is a caregiver not only for her aging parents, but also for her younger sister. Since that sounded unusual, I asked if I could interview her about her family’s story. [...]
Listen to My Caregiving Journey on BlogTalkRadio.com — 2/18/09
Hi Everyone, I hope you will listen in while I’m being interviewed by Denise Brown of Caregiving.com for her radio show, “Your Caregiving Journey,” on BlogTalkRadio.com this coming Wednesday, February 18th at 8pm CST. Denise and I will talk about my caregiving experiences, past, present and future. I’m very excited and look forward to connecting [...]
Interview with Ramana, a Family Caregiver in India
Ramana Rajgopaul and I “met” in the blogosphere in November 2008 when he wrote in a comment here that he was “a caregiver of sorts.” I went to his blog, Ramana’s Musings, to investigate what he meant. His multigenerational family lives in Pune, India and he is most definitely a family caregiver! I knew immediately [...]
Interview: One Caregiver’s Story, Part 2
In Part One of my interview with Lori Hoeck, family caregiver for her mom, age 79, she candidly told us how her life has changed and shared the daily caregiving challenges she and her husband face. Now we will move on to another subject — the rewards she’s received from being a caregiver, as well [...]
Interview: One Caregiver’s Story, Part 1
In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, I am shining the spotlight on a family caregiver who I’ve gotten to know in the blogosphere, Lori Hoeck. Lori is a loyal reader of my blog and in her first comment here told me that she and her husband are family caregivers for her mother, age 79, [...]
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