I ran frantically through the house, sweat dripping down my back and my eyes wide open with that familiar gritty I’ve-spent-all-night-awake-in-the-hospital-feeling. I grabbed things and flung them into suitcases and yelled again for my kids to get out! No one answered and I redoubled my efforts. Piles of laundry gave… Read more“The Blood and the PTSD”
Tag: National Family Caregivers Month
The Cost of Caregiving to Working Family Caregivers
Cost of Caregiving to Working Caregivers by Samantha Stein Many people like to say that being busy is a myth. No one is truly too busy, and it is all a matter of time management. However, I wonder if any of these people know what it is like to manage… Read more“The Cost of Caregiving to Working Family Caregivers”
Submersion or Submission: Which would you choose?
In the fifth part of our series on how caregivers seem to experience the same reactions to circumstances that a drowning person experiences, we explore the options a drowning person has–submersion or submission. “From beginning to end of the Instinctive Drowning Response people’s bodies remain upright in the water, with… Read more“Submersion or Submission: Which would you choose?”
Caregivers for Life
Although the house smelled of medication, rancid dishrags, baby powder and urine, the remnants of a life well-lived were evident all around. Knick-knacks reflecting good taste and money waited for my dust-cloth. A black grand piano sat in ancient splendor in a darkened and neglected corner of the living room. … Read more“Caregivers for Life”
All Those Comments
We’ve all heard them – those cringe-worthy comments that are delivered with care, but little experience or understanding. Those phrases that slap a caregiver upside the head and leave one reeling with hurt, confusion and a struggle with faith. Those sentences that are well-meant but not well delivered. “God must have needed you… Read more“All Those Comments”
Bringing Hope to Others With Cancer While We Wait
Waiting with Expectation Means Bringing Hope to Other When I took my wedding vows I never really thought the “in sickness and health” part through all the way. I guess I just assumed that would come later in life – like when we were in our 60s or 70s. However,… Read more“Bringing Hope to Others With Cancer While We Wait”
Battling Resentment in Caregiving
In celebration of National Family Caregivers Month, we’re sharing the stories of other bloggers and caregivers. Today guest blogger Barbara Haper writes about the resentment she sometimes feels as a caregiver and offers some practical tips for battling resentment. Seven years ago we moved my mother-in-law 2,000 miles away from her home to live… Read more“Battling Resentment in Caregiving”
How to Overcome Misunderstanding When You’re a Caregiver
In celebration of National Family Caregivers Month, we’re sharing the stories of other bloggers and caregivers. Today guest blogger, Melony Lucas, explains how she learned to overcome misunderstanding when people didn’t understand her son’s sensory processing disorder. I’m standing on the street corner with my two boys when a voice calls out from… Read more“How to Overcome Misunderstanding When You’re a Caregiver”
Caring for a Child with Albright’s Hereditary Osteodytrophy
Meet: Amee Caregiver Connection: Amee’s siblings attended elementary school with my daughters, and I met her for the first time after her involvement in helping her alma mater (where I happened to work) win a half a million dollars in the Kohl’s Cares competition about six years ago…. Read more“Caring for a Child with Albright’s Hereditary Osteodytrophy”
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)”
