Archives for June, 2010
Visits with Grandma
June 29th, 2010
Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending time with my grandmother. At 96 years old, she is a marvel to me. She insists on staying as active as she can although she admits that some days it would be much easier to stay in bed. “If I let myself do that though, honey, I might [...]
Teamwork
June 25th, 2010
“Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success” ~Author Unknown
Many of us are members of extended families that stretch across the country. Many of us even live one or more states removed from members of our original nuclear families. Geographic distance between parents and adult children is one of the many obstacles that family caregivers [...]
Community
June 22nd, 2010
Several times during the summer, my neighborhood stages small concerts on our Village Green. Last Saturday we were treated to fantastic local talent, beautiful weather, and an evening of picnics and fellowship during the show. My husband Dean and I visited with neighbors, all of whom we are honored to also call friends, and watched [...]
Caregivers in Training
June 18th, 2010
For Christmas this past December, our two sons wrote to Santa asking for kittens – one for each of them – and Santa delivered. Sparky and Puffball McFluffyson entered our lives on Christmas Eve, much to the delight of their new “boys”. This has been one of the best decisions our family has even made. [...]
Family Caregivers
June 15th, 2010
Grandpa died suddenly in his sleep early one morning. He was just over sixty years old. It was only then that we all realized how hard he had been working to care for Grandma alone. Prior to Grandpa’s death, the whole family knew that Grandma’s memory was failing a little here and there, but only [...]
Support
June 11th, 2010
Today I was honored to meet an extraordinary caregiver at a lunch gathering in my neighborhood. This amazing mother of seven children (two biological and five adopted) moved from a quiet life in Idaho to Haiti several years ago. She and her husband, after traveling there to adopt their twin boys, felt compelled to make [...]
Duty
June 8th, 2010
Yesterday I spent the day in U.S. District Court. Not as a plaintiff or a defendant, but as a prospective juror. I received the summons early last month, began planning for the time that I might have to spend in service, was called to report, did report, and then spent five and a half hours [...]
Family Ties
June 4th, 2010
Coincidentally, in addition to working together to found Caregiver’s Touch, we are celebrating the birthday of each of our first sons this week. Birthdays are, for many mothers, a time to reflect on the year that has passed (often with such haste) as well as an opportunity to anticipate the years ahead (surely coming with [...]
Finding the Time
June 1st, 2010
Many of us live busy lives in a very busy world. Caregivers are particularly busy, and often overwhelmed with responsibilities. I realize the last thing on a caregiver’s list of to-dos is making time to learn a new organizational tool. Consider the time-savings, however, if one does invest that hour here and there to take [...]
