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Author: Gail Mitchell

Ms. Mitchell began her full-time caregiving experience in the early eighties when her husband was diagnosed with cancer. Later on she became the primary caregiver for her father, along with her mother who had become critically ill from burnout prior to her dad’s passing. In recent years, she cared for several friends with AIDS while continuing to care for her mother and actively providing support, information, referrals and resources for caregivers.

Gail's leadership on the Internet and her success with Empowering Caregivers led her to found National Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC) INC in 2001.

Prior to founding NOFEC, she created the iVillageHealth Chat: Empowering Caregivers, which she hosted for over 5 years. Within a month of hosting she created Empowering Caregivers: www.care-givers.com in 1999 as a resource for caregivers around the globe. Over three million visitors have frequented the website.

She has presented at national and international care-related conferences and programs and has been a keynote speaker for many programs as well.

Ms Mitchell has assisted thousands of caregivers online and offline in ways to empower themselves in their roles in caring for loved ones.

For a list of clients and/or her resume, please contact info@care-givers.com

Gail's articles have been published in many venues nationally and in Canada. Presently, she is a member of American Society on Aging and National Quality Caregivers Coalition.

Gail has discovered that there is life after caregiving: She has become a successful ceramic artist and installation artist. She created Crystal Illumination Art to bring the transformative quality of illumination, light and color to the human experience and celebrate its ability to inspire, heal and nourish our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.

Cash & Counseling: Consumer Choices, Family Reimbursements

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Community Services
  • Death and Dying
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Eldercare
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Home Safety and Modification
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Residential Options
  • Respite Coalitions & Services
  • Transportation Services

Cash and counseling (C&C) is a program in which consumers are given the option of receiving cash payments to purchase a variety of support services or make household modifications. Learn more about this program here.

The Caregivers Market Place

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

The Caregivers Marketplace has created an easy and convenient way for family caregivers to learn about and save money on the products they need and use on a regular basis.

Grandparenting Books On Caregiving

By Gail Mitchell
  • Grandparenting

A list of books especially for grandparents caring for grandchildren.

Steps On Starting Your Own Caregiving Support Group

By Gail Mitchell
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Support Groups

Suggestions for creating support groups in your own area.

Your Thyroid

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Wellness

A summary of the role of the thyroid in bodily functions. Thyroid disorders along with risk factors, signs, and symptoms also are discussed.

GrandParenting Resources

By Gail Mitchell
  • Grandparenting

Assortment of resources for grandparents as caregivers.

Discounted Prescription Cards

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Wellness

Various types of prescription discount cards are outlined.

Daily Resolutions Or New Years?

By Gail Mitchell
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Wellness

Every day is a new day, and it is important to look freshly at each new day as an opportunity to awaken your consciousness more…to make choices that will enhance the quality of your life and empower you, no matter what your circumstances may be.

Creating Rituals During The Holidays

By Gail Mitchell
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

There are many types of rituals other than purely religious. The author suggests some very special ways for creating new, meaningful and loving rituals in honor of loved ones.

For New Caregivers

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Support Groups

If you are new to the caregiving situation, the internet can become an incredible resource for research, support, and meeting other caregivers in simular situations. Here are some important things new caregivers should know.

Treating Symptoms, Not The Causes

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare

There may come a time when you are caring for your loved one, when the doctor treats only their symptoms versus the causes of the symptoms.

Yoga, Body, Mind And Spirit

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Wellness

Yoga is a way to bring harmony to your mind, body, and soul through meditation, exercise, and proper breathing. This article lists Yoga schools and resources where you may acquire more information.

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