Hear a story of courage and healing as the author battles medical problems and depression and describes what it is like to finally live a more normal life without severe medical problems.
An experienced caregiver gives some great ideas as to how you can make life more pleasant for your loved one.
Accept your feelings and submerge in the loving and compassionate existence. Abandon your feelings of guilt and the need for approval before you start caring for the loved one.
Do not hide your emotions and breathe properly. This article provides reasons and techniques for proper breathing.
Depression seems to be part and parcel of becoming a caregiver to a loved one. As we watch our loved one struggle to do simple tasks, watch them decline in mind and body, watch them lose their independence and eventually their lives in the process.
It;s hard to talk about dying, death and bereavement. Talking about death seems to make it more real but most people find that talking ends up being reassuring and helpful.
Here are some stratagies to help deal with repetitive behavior in Alzheimer’s patients.
Written as an indivdual with Alzheimer’s might pray.
Learn a view of ALzheimers from a 15 year old grandaughters point of view.
Gail Mitchell persuades to free yourself from negative emotions and nurture yourself to grow emotionally and spiritually.
Caregivers do, however, have to find a source of motivation or they would not be successful at their task. The endless responsibilities of a caregiver do not come naturally in most cases but are assumed as being necessary
Facts about depression and treatments that are available. Untreated depression is the cause of 19% of suicide deaths in US in 1997.
