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Tag Archives: caregivers
Keys to Caring for Yourself
It‘s one thing to gear up for a short-term crisis. But it takes different skills to provide care over a longer period of time. You’ll be more successful if you learn to take care of yourself, starting immediately. Some things … Continue reading
Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, encouragement
Tagged caregiver support, caregivers, caregiving and stress, caring for others, self-care
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Celebrate Triumphs – No Matter How Large or Small!
Anyone who has had a loved one with cancer understands how stressful the ongoing 3-6 month marks are waiting to hear if the blood work and bone-scans were clear. When those we love have had ongoing health issues and it … Continue reading
Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, eldercare, elders, encouragement, health care
Tagged aging, boomers, breast cancer, cancer, caregivers, caregiving, celebrate, eldercare, elders, encouragement, family caregiving, health care, Healthcare
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Caution: Idiots May be Offended by this Post
If I were an Idiot, I could… Be offered a contract with a major publisher to write a “how to have 6-pack abs and zero brains” book that my “people” would pay some PR agency large sums of money to promote … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, encouragement, Funny
Tagged blago, books, caregivers, caregiving, encouragement, Funny, help for caregivers, idiots, It's fun to laugh, media, news, politicians, reality tv, snookie, support
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Please Ignore the Woman Behind the Curtain
I’m often asked what I do for a living as well as in my spare time. I puff out my chest and dramatically rattled off the following list: Author, Public Speaker, Blogger, Business Owner, Church Leader, Pastors Wife, Step-Mother, Caregiver, … Continue reading
Reruns and Other Important Information
Back in the day, before millions of programming options, DVR and on-demand when shows when on hiatus for winter or summer break the TV stations showed reruns. It was a way to catch up on your favorite shows, as well … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, encouragement, healthy living
Tagged blog posts, caregivers, caregiving, encouragement, healthy living, reruns, support
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Celebrate Small Victories
Anyone who has had a loved one with cancer understands how stressful the ongoing 3-6 month marks are waiting to hear if the blood work and bone-scans were clear. When those we love have had ongoing health issues and it … Continue reading
Duty and Honor
On a full flight from Atlanta to Chicago I noticed a soldier was sitting behind me. As is my custom I thanked him for his service to which he sheepishly responded “thank you”. A few minutes before take off the … Continue reading
Posted in aging, caregiving, eldercare, encouragement, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged aging, caregivers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, duty, eldercare, encouragement, family caregiver, Healthcare, honor, military, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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Permission to Fail
A few years ago I was part of an expert panel discussion on “How to care for yourself while caregiving” through WEGO Health and one of the other panelist, Ben Murphy (@athletdad) shared a great point. He said that one … Continue reading
Posted in against all odds, boomers, caregiving, eldercare, elders, encouragement, forgiveness, health care, making a plan, sandwich generation, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged against all odds, boomers, caregivers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, eldercare, elders, encouragement, failure, family, forgiveness, forgiving yourself, health care, Healthcare, just stuff, making a plan, sandwich generation, success, support, taking care of yourself, thomas edison, truth shall set you free, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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Caregiver Stress Equals Higher Health Care Costs for Employers
The impact of Elder Care issues on corporate America will continue to grow as our elderly population increases. Employees juggling job responsibilities with care giving are a reality in the workplace of today and the future. Workers are torn between … Continue reading
Guest Blog – Keeping Mom or Dad at home with VA benefits
One of my favorite ways of helping families with care needs is by helping them to receive veteran’s benefits using a family caregiver agreement. Such an arrangement often solves a number of problems simultaneously. It provides compensation for the caregiver, … Continue reading
Posted in aging, caregiving, eldercare, veterans
Tagged aging, caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, health care, home health, medical, VA, veterans, veterans benefits
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Guest Blog – Tips for Caregivers Applying for Disability Benefits
If you are responsible for providing supportive, daily care for a disabled individual, whether it is your own parent or another loved one, you can help them apply for disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Here are some … Continue reading
Posted in disabilities
Tagged aging, caregivers, disabilities, disability, eldercare, social security
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Tips For The Sandwich Generation
People in the Sandwich Generation are struggling to meet the needs of their growing or adult children and the needs of their aging parents while usually managing a hectic work schedule as well. Anyone who is sandwiched between two generations … Continue reading
Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, eldercare, encouragement, health care, sandwich generation, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged aging, baby boomers, boomers, caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, encouragement, family, health care, healthcare, sandwich generation, sandwiched between children and parents, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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A Crack in the Rock
For the Chinese 2008 was the Year of the Rat, for me that year can best be described as “The Year of the Crisis”. Some highlights include my step daughters canceled wedding 2 weeks before the event, my best friends … Continue reading
Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, health care, healthy living, sandwich generation, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged aging, boomers, boundaries, caregivers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, exhaustion, health care, healthcare, healthy living, sandwich generation, self-care, support, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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Putting yourself on hold and dealing with the unexpected
This post comes from the archives but since I’m dealing with major pain and flu-like symptoms this week, I thought I’d dig it back out. Heck, it’s good enough to re-hash! Caring for others most often changes “Life as we … Continue reading
7 blogs I frequent; These are a few of my favorite things
I just wanted to take this post and share with you some of my favorite sites (blogs). Some of these listed are within the caregiving industry and some are not but have become some of my favorites, nonetheless. Check them … Continue reading
As caregivers we must listen to our own needs
This month I am taking time out to “share the love” by having guest blog appearances and articles. I recently participated in an eldercare chat with Eldercare providers, bloggers and such on TWITTER (which by the way it totally cool) … Continue reading
Employers: Becoming the hero for caregivers in the workplace
More and more businesses are facing a challenge and some decisions to be made. As the baby boom generation moves into retirement years and becomes elderly, the workers that make your business function so efficiently are going to have the … Continue reading
Posted in working caregiver
Tagged caregivers, corporate, fmla, hr, hr hero, working caregiver, working caregivers
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The juggling act of caregiving
Caring for an aging parent is never an easy task, but can be made even more difficult when trying to juggle caregiving with a career. We are often forced to choose between one and the other: “Do I go to … Continue reading
Posted in boomers, caregiving, working caregiver
Tagged boomers, caregivers, caregiving, fmla, work and home balance, work/life, working caregiver
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Insanity: Doing the same thing over and and over and expecting different results
I once heard it said that the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I’m not sure if that is true or not but it definitely gets one thinking. I thought … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, elders, working caregiver
Tagged caregivers, caregiving, elders, groundhog day, insanity, working caregiver
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Caregiving often means financial disaster for the person giving it if the right steps aren’t taken to prepare
Here’s a cheery reminder from a Globe and Mail story — Canada’s national daily — that women especially, have financial difficulties in old age if they devote their midlife time and resources, as many now do, to caregiving. “I’ve spent much … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, elders, working caregiver
Tagged caregivers, caregiving, cargiving, elders, financial difficulty, financial hardships, working caregiver
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