Waiting. So much of caregiving is waiting…waiting for test results, or getting an appointment with the right specialist. Waiting to see whether or not treatments have worked and what the next trial may bring. Then there’s the time spent in waiting rooms, whether at...
by Christian Wilson When I was much younger, my father and my uncles were forced to put my grandfather into a nursing home. It wasn’t something that any of them wanted to do, but, due to the nature of my family’s financial circumstances and my grandfather’s...
Simple Touch-Screen Means Easy Technology for the ‘Non-User’ by guest writer: Dina Ramon Technology sure can be a great thing for our elderly parents. Great that is, if they know how or even want to use it. Yes, there may be a significant increase among seniors who...
Vision Boards – Adding Hope to Caregivers ” I have a dream…………”. We all recognize that line from Martin Luther King’s famous speech. But how many of us have forgotten that WE had a dream? I know I did. But one of my...
Finding Your Why It’s autumn and most kids have returned to school. And while I haven’t returned to any formal institutional education, I am in the midst of an intensive business course. One of the questions our instructor asked us today was “What...