You CAN Make a Difference! Thanksgiving means different things to different people. If you’re a guy, it might mean football (either as a couch potato or out on the front lawn). For women, it might mean cooking for hours on end all to have the feast disappear in thirty minutes… Read more“Five Ways to Help a Caregiver This Thanksgiving”
Category: My Caregiver Connections
Connect with other caregivers and spend some time reading their stories of hope.
When a Community Becomes a Caregiver
Meet: Bethany Caregiver Connection: I met Bethany through the Five-Minute Friday twitter parties (where scads of bloggers meet each Thursday night to chat, encourage each other and wait for our prompt from Kate Motaung). Who Cares for Her: Bethany discovered the beauty of a community that stepped in… Read more“When a Community Becomes a Caregiver”
Caring for a Spouse with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
Mysterious and Confusion Symptoms Meet: Shorna Caregiver Connection: Shorna, who currently works as registered nurse in the ICU, graduated from high school with Carol and Pedro back in 1984. Who she cares for: Her husband, who was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Favorite Bible verse: “When I am afraid, I… Read more“Caring for a Spouse with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)”
Caring for a Parent with Multi-infarct Dementia
Meet: Leah Caregiver Connection: Leah is a pharmacist and a writer who, together with her sister, had to help their mom decide what to do when multi-infarct dementia quickly changed their mother’s abilities to care for herself. Blog: Point to Jesus God’s Care in the Caregiving It hit us out of… Read more“Caring for a Parent with Multi-infarct Dementia”
Caring for a Spouse with Vascular Dementia
Meet: Barbara Caregiver Connection: I met Barbara through the #write31days challenge and her series on “Dealing with Dementia’s Demands” Blog: http://scrapper123.blogspot.com Who she cares for: Her husband, who suffers from vascular dementia. Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 116:1-9 Wearing hats is not who I am. They just aren’t comfortable; and… Read more“Caring for a Spouse with Vascular Dementia”
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?”
You Do It Because It’s Your Turn
November is National Family Caregiver Awareness Month. I’m sure most people are not aware of this little fact; I wasn’t. Through the years I’ve known some amazing people who cared for catastrophically ill people. A mother who cared for her very young son (my friend) who had a brain tumor,… Read more“You Do It Because It’s Your Turn”
Caring for a Spouse With Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke
Meet: Paula Caregiver Connection: Paula wrote a beautiful series of letters to Richard, her husband of over 40 years, for the #write31days challenge. Blog: http://smidgensbitsandsnippets.blogspot.com Who she cared for: Her husband Richard, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the 1990s and had a stroke in 2011. Favorite… Read more“Caring for a Spouse With Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke”
Caring for a Parent with a Mental Illness
Meet: Tara Caregiver Connection: Tara wrote for 31 days about living as the daughter of a mother with a mental illness. Blog: Praying on the Prairie Who she cares for: Her mother, who suffers from a mental illness. Favorite Bible verse: “I can do all this through… Read more“Caring for a Parent with a Mental Illness”
Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month With Us
Unsung heroes live and work quietly beside you. You might know them from church, the grocery store, the library, the coffee shop or work. They might disappear for stretches of time, and reappear–a more tired, worn-out version of themselves. We know them as classmates, colleagues, acquaintances, bowling buddies and friends,… Read more“Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month With Us”
