Resources for Caregivers During Pedro’s battle with cancer I often felt clueless. For example, I didn’t know that hospitals made arrangements for air ambulances. I didn’t know that the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society gave grants to help family members travel. The one cancer caregiving resource that I knew about (Ronald… Read more“Find Valuable Resources at Caregiver Connections”
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We Can All Agree that Caregiving is Tough
Maybe You’re a Caregiver and You Didn’t Even Realize it! We all might not agree on politics, religion, or even who should have won the Super Bowl. I think we can all agree that caregiving can wear a person down. But first of all, what defines a caregiver? Literally, ‘caregiver’… Read more“We Can All Agree that Caregiving is Tough”
Inspire Me Monday Crossroads
Dear Faithful Participants of Inspire Me Monday; I feel like I have arrived at a crossroads. After hosting and then co-hosting Inspire Me Monday for almost a year, I’m starting to question whether or not I want to continue with the link up. For one thing, Mondays are much busier… Read more“Inspire Me Monday Crossroads”
Inspire Me Monday–What Inspires YOU?
What inspires me this week? Family caregivers and their millions of selfless acts of kindness towards wives, husbands, children, parents and sometimes even acquaintances when a sick person has no family nearby. Family caregivers don’t receive a salary or use a time card to keep track of the time spent… Read more“Inspire Me Monday–What Inspires YOU?”
First (and the Inspire Me Mondays Link Up)
About a year after Pedro returned from the hospital and his successful stem cell transplant, I woke up one morning and decided I’d had enough. Enough moping around the house whining about my weight. Pedro had regained his pre-cancer weight—but I hadn’t lost mine. I’d walked 10,000 steps a day… Read more“First (and the Inspire Me Mondays Link Up)”
