Moving Caregivers from Surviving To Thriving
Caregivers often fall into existing in either crisis mode or chronic mode, according to Dr. Lee Baucom, author of “Thrive Principles” and “The Immutable Laws of Living.”
“Kick-Ass Kinda Girl: A Memoir of Life, Love & Caregiving”
I did it. I never thought I could, but I have!
It’s hard for me to believe, but after more than four years, my book, “Kick-Ass Kinda Girl: A Memoir of Life, Love & Caregiving,” about my life and its caregiving journey is finished and will be published this fall.
Bringing Technology to Caregiving
Just as new technology has changed television and telephones, it’s also changing caregiving.
For busy caregivers who need time to work or relax while their loved ones stay home, technology can provide an answer. For example, caregiver Peter Rosenberger, who hosts a caregiving radio show on IHeart radio, uses technology frequently to make his life work better as he cares for his wife, Gracie, who lost her lower legs in a car accident more than 30 years ago.
Series: Expert Caregiver Tips from Peter Rosenberger
This year, I will be sharing insights from other caregiving experts like Peter Rosenberger, who I met when he interviewed me on his radio show in October. Like me, Rosenberger has a spouse who has extreme caregiving needs.
Helping Caregivers Through Their Challenges
Sometimes life’s little things are hard to manage.
For example, Jess Esquivel’s grandmother needed wheels and a basket for her walker, but the family couldn’t afford the $66 to buy them.A $299 bath transfer chair was also out of the question.
Finding One’s Way As a Caregiver
When Tina Lewis’ mother became ill, life became tumultuous and exhausting.
Not only was her mother suffering, but Lewis, an only child, was suddenly a caregiver tackling numerous challenges. The first was simply figuring out what was wrong. Initially some doctors thought that depression might be the cause of her mother’s difficulties, but Lewis knew that wasn’t the case.
Bringing Back the Joy: How to Find Happiness for Caregivers and Survivors
When a stroke or other sudden health event has wreaked havoc on a couple’s life together, retaining intimacy and joy may pale in the face of preeminent life and death issues.
A Path to Emotional Support for Caregivers
Caregivers suffer disproportionately from depression, anxiety and loneliness, but each caregiver can take one step that will help combat all three: finding a support group.
Getting Support: The Challenges Caregivers Face and How to Overcome Them
When people becomes parents for the first time, they encounter a new world with demands and stresses and joys that they never anticipated.
How to Find Help– Tips for Caregivers and Loved Ones
Strangely enough, when someone suffers from a stroke or other debilitating ailment, at least two people end up needing help—the sufferer and the caregiver.