List of things one can do to improve long-distance caregiving. Also, hints on what to do when one is visiting the elderly.
Is there a subject more difficult to talk about than death and dying? Especially your own? I can’t think of one. Yet it can be and awesome and rewarding experience.
Have you ever given much thought to dignity? Yours? Someone else’s? Respect for your loved one’s dignity? Here is one woman’s effort to maintain the dignity of her husband.
A letter to the author’s parents describing his appreciation for all the gifts they have given him, especially life. Now he simply asks for them to accept his gifts as lovingly as he accepts their gifts to him.
Being a long distance caregiver is a tough job but with a little creativity – it can be a good experience for all of you. Here are suggestions of how it can work for you including how to start Round Robin Letters for your family.
One woman’s experience of watching her parents go from “young elderly” to “frail elderly.” She makes a commitment to show them on a regular basis how much she loves them.
From experience, the author suggests ideas on how to make a wheelchair more practical and exciting for the wheelchair bound.
Have you run out of creative ideas of things to do, to entertain your housebound loved one? How about helping them record their story – their history – their heritage. Here are suggestions on how to get started.
The loneliness of the homebound and the importance of visiting with them are explained. Ideas of what to do while visiting are given. Don’t wait — visit today! You will never regret it.
It is important to take responsibility and know that the quality of our lives is determined by our attitudes and choices. Read more about how to overcome negativism.
The phenomenon whereby the Alzheimer patient does not recognize their own reflection is described in a non-scientific way by a caregiver who suggests ideas on how to approach and deal with this aspect of Alzheimer’s Disease.
The role of a caregiver is usually followed by varying degrees of guilt. An examination of the grief process following a loved ones death.
