Good Afternoon Caregivers and Supporters! Self- Care is so important for caregivers. How you feel comes out in your actions. Take your mini breaks until you can take a full day or weekend. #theyoungcaregiver #dementia #strokeawareness #selfcare #caregiverbreaks
Tag Archives: LOVE
Adaptability
Good morning Caregivers and Supporters! Adaptability is a major component of being a caregiver. We change impossible to “I’m possible” every day. Have a great week! #theyoungcaregiver #dementia #strokeawareness #love #family
DNA
We purchase trip insurance when booking vacations just in case something happens to prevent our trip from occurring. You can plan or prepare for a lot of things in life but how we leave this earth is up in the air until it happens. If your parent has a genetic disease, in most cases youContinue reading “DNA”
Top 8
Think about how many people are in your family; parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and think about all the friends you have accumulated over the years. Most people have at least 40 people in their mind. We have to release people of expectations we think they should meet. Release these people even ifContinue reading “Top 8”
Open Wounds
Grieving is a never-ending cycle. It’s one of those things where when you get to step 3, you relapse, and you are back at step 1. Grief sneaks up on you at the craziest times. You can be sitting at work and suddenly, your next breath is taken out of your lungs. It hits youContinue reading “Open Wounds”
Someone is always watching
Over the years when my parents were sick I watched them sleep in chairs by each others side in the hospital. Cots and recliners weren’t always available. One time my dad slept in the waiting room because no visitors were allowed to stay on the unit. I watched my mom learn how to pack andContinue reading “Someone is always watching”
Caregiver Resources
Here are some resources I learned about recently while at a caregiver summit and others I stumbled across as I was taking care of my parents. The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging mission is to build the capacity of our members so they can help older adults and people with disabilities live withContinue reading “Caregiver Resources”
72 Hours
My dad had his first stroke in October 2011, his stroke was caused from a blood clot that went to his brain which formed in his leg after his heart attack and triple bypass which was 10 months prior. My dad was more alert when he was first admitted but he hadn’t talked for threeContinue reading “72 Hours”
TIME
Often times when tragedy strikes you are unable to process everything that is going on around you. I feel like time was stolen from us. It sounds a little crazy but other than myself, I didn’t know anyone who loved life as much as my dad. My mom was always helping or taking care ofContinue reading “TIME”