Caring for an older adult can be an isolating experience. But knowing that a larger caregiving community exists can help you feel less alone. A free YouTube TV series called Ruth & Erica is a realistic story about the struggles, fears, and sacrifices that family caregivers often face. A TV Series About Aging and Caregiving Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney, Philip Baker…
The caregiving journey is often filled with tough challenges and intense emotions. To help manage it all, Sue Anne Kirkham shares 10 suggestions for how to thrive as a caregiver, learned from hands-on experience caring for her father and stepmother with dementia. “I feel like somebody’s demented grandmother,” Zelda declared as she wriggled her tiny frame out of the cavernous restaurant booth…
Caregiver stories let you know you’re not alone Real-life caregiver stories are important for caregivers to hear. Knowing that others are facing similar challenges helps us cope and feel less alone. We share 2 personal stories that discuss emotional subjects close to the hearts of many caregivers: how to accept declining health and finding joy in small things even when caring for…
Michelle Porjes, Ed.S. shares the 9 lessons she learned during her 10-year journey caring for her mother, who lived with dementia. I am not an expert in dementia, it found me. One June day in 2009, my mother had her first bout with confusion…about her birthday and when it was. For the next 10 years, I went on a dementia journey with…
An honest look at the sucky parts of caregiving Ann Brenoff became a caregiver to her husband when he suddenly went into acute kidney failure. She wrote an article about her recent experiences for the Huffington Post titled No, Caregiving Is NOT Rewarding. It Simply Sucks. Ann writes honestly about how angry she feels when people (and brochures) talk about how rewarding caregiving…
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