Dale Baker – Caregiving Articles

Author: Dale Baker

Dale L. Baker is a three time caregiver in recovery. This article is taken from her book “More Than I Could Ever Know: How I Survived Caregiving.” In 2003 she ended her diverse civil service career to care for her husband, Richard, full-time. He died in 2008, outliving his predicted expiration date and her anticipated widowhood by several years. While still grieving, she assumed end-of-life care for her parents who passed away in 2010 and 2011. “More Than I Could Ever Know: How I Survived Caregiving” is a motivational how-to manual for those who struggle in their caregiving role as they attempt to extend and enrich the lives of those they love. Available on Amazon, it was released in March of 2014.

Dale’s non-fiction stories have appeared in magazines (Coastal Woman, Greenprints) and newspapers (New Hampshire Senior Beacon, Senior News of Houston, Ft. Worth Senior Wire). Her fictional pieces have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and GlassFire E-zine. Her poetry can be found in the 2008 anthology VoiceCatcher 2, online at ToeGoodPoetry.com and in past issues of Today’s Caregiver Magazine and Writers’ Journal.

An Invisibile Means of Support

By Dale Baker

Relates a personal experience emphasizing the importance of a support group to a long-term family caregiver, especially for men who do not want to share their feelings or ask for help.