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Meet Maryellen – Part 2

So came chapter 2 of mom’s new adventure.  Living in NYC.  With me.  24 hours a day. 7 days a week.   In the bedroom next door.  Now, I am divorced and have been for more years than I was married.  I have been in some wonderful long term relationships with some...

Meet Maryellen – Part 1

While a working professional, I have also been a caregiver to both my parents. My father died from lung cancer and was in a hospice program that taught me, as the primary caregiver, and us, as a family, the most amazing lessons.  As did my father. He was only home and...

Research for Tomorrow/Help for Today-Can They Co-Exist?

The following is a post written by Denise Brown, founder of Caregiving.com.  It was featured on JaneNation.com under the “Caregiver” Sisterhood. I have always said that in the United States, we spend so much money on research and technology that a national...

9 Signs That You Need to Fire Your Caregiver

Last week, I was reading a newsletter in which they showed the disturbing video above.  It is from a newscast and shows actual video proof of  a 52 year old home health worker abusing a 91 year old helpless woman with Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s a disturbing...

How Many Caregiver Hats do You Wear – 5 Tips for Keeping Balance

How Many Caregiver Hats do You Wear? – 5 Tips for Keeping Your Balance By Connie Hammer LMSW and PCI Certified Parent Coach Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. Those of us who have chosen this career are doing the best we can to become the...