Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers: Every Caregiver’s Journey — 3/10/10
Every caregiver takes the same path I did — from denial . . . to acceptance . . . to overcoming whatever the unique caregiving challenges are. I have walked in your shoes. You are not alone! Here are some of my favorite quotes to help you on each part of this journey. DENIAL It’s [...]
Reactions to an Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
This Associated Press (AP) headline on the computer caused me to raise my eyebrows in surprise: “News of High Alzheimer’s Risk Doesn’t Devastate” Could this really be true? The article summed up the results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in The New England Journal of Medicine on July [...]
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. [...]
WOW — I Won a Caregiving Award!
I am so proud and happy to share this news with you! I’ve won a “Caregiver of the Year” Award from Caregiving.com! You can read the criteria Denise Brown (Caregiving.com’s CEO) used to select the winners, along with our stories here. (Once you get to the website, click on the names to read our unique [...]
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 [...]
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