Attention Deficit Disorder
The author discusses what Attention Deficit Disorder is, the various types of classifications and what you can do about it.
Intentions
The author discusses his experience & choices he made – his intention upon hearing of his father’s cancer. A poignant story for all caregivers about a son healing his relationship with his father.
“In Sickness and in Health – Until Death us do Part”
The author shares her experience of death and dying as a carer for her husband.
Tell Her You Love Her
Men need to learn to speak their feelings, particularly to a wife facing the challenge of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and to learn to say “Yes” to offers of help.
Give Atlas A Break!
Alan describes how we take on too many responsibilities that can easily overwhelm us and burn us out, especially as caregivers.
Cortisol: The Stress Hormone And Depression
Dr. Stoppard describes what cortisol is and how the levels are effected by stress and it’s relationship to caregiving.
Issues & Tissues
The author discusses the issues in letting go of the notion that healing takes a long time, is hard, and requires pain.
Elder Abuse.. What is It? – Types – Nursing Home Abuse
The Elder Abuse Foundation describes what the symptoms of elder abuse how, how to recognize it and what to do about it.
I Hope You…
Read about communicating with clients or loved ones you are caring for at a level that is deeper than verbal language, at a level that is common to all living mammals.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
The author shares what it is like to share your voice about your experience in front of people where it can truly make a difference.
“They Were Never Defeated, Only Killed”
The author did a web search for information on the French Foreign Legion as a result of this quote. What she discovered were some striking similarities between legionnaires and caregivers.
Depression Tied to Hypertension By Family History
A new study finds higher blood pressure is linked to depression, but only in people with a family history of hypertension.