This week the subject of our newsletter was reflections on remembrance and in it I asked the question – Do we really know the people we care for? That question was prompted by the image created by Brian Fray and published in the Guelph Tribune. It seems to me it...
The first objective in dealing with caregiver stress is to recognize that it exists. Often when you are in the middle of a slowly deteriorating health situation it is difficult to recognize your own fatigue. With the build-up of fatigue come feelings of being...
A new study from researchers at Pennsylvania State University and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging finds that caregivers and their relatives who suffer from dementia widely disagree on the amount and quality of care both given and received. The study identified...
Having ‘The Talk’ with mom and dad in your 40’s can be just as uncomfortable as it was when you were in your teens. The topic is different now – but still fraught with all kinds of unexpressed emotions. I’m referring to the talk about...
As a busy working mom of seven, I don’t often get to drop my multitasking life and concentrate on just one thing – but in July of this year I was given such a gift. My father asked me to come home to be with them as my mom underwent major surgery. My flight...
