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Eight Tips for the Working Caregiver: What the Employee Can Do

Employers can no longer ignore the fact that many of their employees are working another full or part-time job: caregiving for a friend or loved one.  With more than seven in ten caregivers employed in some capacity, it is highly likely the person in the next cubicle...

Just For Today

I couldn’t find out exactly who wrote this poem. There is a version that is attributed to Dear Abby and there is evidence to suggest that this poem was used by Al-Anon and other12 Step Programs.  Regardless, I believe that this is a wonderful poem for...

Confessions Of a New Cane User

I have to make a confession. This has been the hardest post for me to write. I have sat down, time and again to put the words together and they just wouldn’t come. It has taken me weeks of prayer, of introspection and a swift kick in the butt to finally get this done....

Using The Ivy Lee Technique to Help Reduce Caregiver Overwhelm

There is a certain amount of stress in every caregiver’s life, whether it be from emotions that are tied to caregiving, medical issues, family disagreements, financial difficulties and/or complications from Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias. One of...

Memory Triggers…

Every now and then, I’d have a few minutes to myself when my husband and mother-in-law were sleeping, and I’d indulge myself and escape into happy moments of the past. This behavior began one day when I went into my home office to write in my journal. I was bored with...

What You Should Know About Dehydration

Every summer hundreds of people are rushed to the hospital with life threatening symptoms that are a result of acute dehydration.  Dehydration is a condition that occurs when the loss of body fluids exceeds the amount that is taken in. With dehydration, more water is...