What Do Caregiving and an Empty Nest Have in Common?
Getting married and becoming a spouse. Giving birth and becoming a parent. Watching your adult children move away and becoming an empty nester. Seeing your parents age and becoming a family caregiver. (Then doing it again possibly for your spouse.) These are all major life transitions that schools don’t give classes in! Most of us [...]
How to Handle the Guilt of Caregiving — Part 2
This post is part of a two-part series. Click here to read Part 1. I feel a little guilty for writing about guilt. I haven’t been a hands-on family caregiver for over two years, but I still feel guilt over things I could have or should have done for my aging parents. So can I [...]
How to Handle the Guilt of Caregiving — Part 1
One of my support group members recently asked me, “How do I get over the guilt?” A few months ago she moved her husband to a board and care facility because she could no longer care for him by herself at home. Intellectually she knows it is the best thing for both of them, but [...]
Sorry Charlie Sheen, This is What #Winning Looks Like
I’m very proud and happy to announce that my article, “Daily Activities for Late Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients,” has been selected as the winning entry in The Great Alzheimer’s Blogging Competition run by The Disabled Shop Blog! These are the flattering comments the judge wrote about my post: An excellent blog – Linda identified a [...]
Daily Activities for Late Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
[This post is an entry for the Alzheimer's Research Blogging Competition at The Disabled Blog Shop. The deadline to enter is March 31, 2011 so there's still time to get your entry in. Please read how to enter here. You can help raise awareness of this horrible disease plus raise money for a great cause. Let's [...]
Six Reasons to Join a Family Caregivers Support Group
I am a huge proponent of support groups because I’ve learned so much and received comfort by attending them over the past 15 years. For the last three years I’ve also been a support group leader, and my life is enriched by listening to the people who attend my groups each month. My [...]
“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 [...]
True Confessions: When I Lost Patience with My Aging Parents
In a prior post I acknowledged that in our role as family caregivers, we’ve all probably lost our patience with our aging parents or care recipients at some point. I also promised to share with you my own experience, so here goes. I Never Lost My Patience (Part One of Two) I was a long [...]
Hospice Care, Part 4: Mom’s Hospice Experience
This article is Part 4 in a series on hospice care. Please see the section below entitled “Related Posts” for links to Parts 1, 2, and 3 and to read more on this topic. First Time Around It Was “No Go” I was impressed with the way my dad’s final months were made more comfortable [...]
Hospice Care, Part 2: Dad’s Hospice Experience
Please be aware I am not a health care worker, nor an expert on hospice and end-of-life issues, but I am sharing my family’s hospice experiences with you in the hope it will lead to more knowledge and a greater understanding of this aspect of life. This is Part 2 in a series on hospice [...]
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