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Drama Is A Choice

By Alan Cohen
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Wellness

Drama one has is what one makes of it. The author tries to encourage people to really think about the significance of situations before allowing them to become dramatic.

Skills for Coping With Caregiving

By New York Office on Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

When caring for a sick or elderly relative, a situation of continuous stress can occur, which causes emotional pain. We use defense mechanisms, such as denial, avoidance, projection and displacement to try and protect ourselves.

LGBT Caregiving: Frequently Asked Questions

By Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Eldercare
  • Gay and Lesbian Issues
  • Support Groups

This Fact Sheet addresses a number of important concerns Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers have and should help you find answers and locate assistance in your area.

Practical Lessons for Negotiating Cancer

By Eric R. Kingson
  • Aging
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Long Term Care
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

While the author’s book tells of his journey with his wife and her illness, this excerpt from Appendix A gives information on practical lessons learned.

Setting Limits to Caregiving

By Roberta Satow
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Long Term Care
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Wellness

Setting limits is difficult for most people; it is a common problem in many areas of our life, not just caregiving. It is hard to say “no” or “enough” without feeling guilty.

Bathing Sparky

By Gwendolyn deGeest RN, BSN, MA
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare

�a dog provides creative solutions for bathing a person with dementia. The author shares ideas for helping your loved one to take their next bath.

Ideas For Mother

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Wellness

Various authors offer suggestions and thoughts for this special day.

Life “Altaring” Experiences

By Carol LaBarbera
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Wellness

The author discusses different reasons for creating an altar, along with the tools necessary to create one on your own.

Open Your Eyes and What Will You See

By Angelica White
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas

Sharing this story brings to light the importants of not getting caught up on the routine task of everyday living. Because when you do, you can miss the most special and valueable experiences of your life.

Leeza Gibbons Tells The Most important Story of All: Her Family’s Journey with “The Thief”

By Leeza Gibbons
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

The author shares her experiences with Alzheimer’s with her grandmother and mother.

Once a Caregiver, Always a Caregiver for the Rest of Your Life

By Dr. Gema Hernández
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Eldercare
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

The author shares her experience in care giving, which began with her parents. She discusses her many challenges and insights as a caregiver which changed her outlook in life.

Wish You Were Here

By Gwendolyn deGeest RN, BSN, MA
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions

The author interviews one of her clients regarding the onset and discovery of her husbands Alzheimer’s and her experiences with the disease.

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