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It’s Time to Have a Conversation About Your Health Care Decisions
(Many thanks to our guest blogger Laura E. Bender, a Ph.D. student in health services research at the University of Washington School of Medicine.) Conversations about the end of your life can be...
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How to Stay Sane and Healthy as a Caregiver Spouse
As caregiver spouse for my husband (with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body dementia), I want to share a few of my key “lessons learned.” I wrote this “still relevant” list in another blogpost 2 years ago....
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Caregivers Need Care, too
(Many thanks to our guest blogger, Lydia Chan, for sharing her wonderful insight for caregivers. Self-care is not optional. It can be life saving!) November isn’t only a time for thanks, it’s also...
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Family Caregiver: Building Your Care Partner Team
I want to talk about a very important concept, building your “care partner team.” It is far too easy to think as a spouse (or primary family caregiver) facing caregiving … “I can do it all” or “I have...
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5 ways to communicate with a loved one living with dementia
(Many thanks to our guest blogger, Jane Mullins, for sharing her wonderful insight into effective, empathetic communication with loved one with dementia. Jane is Freelance Dementia Nurse Consultant,...
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Most Critical Skill for Family Caregivers
We all know caregiving is complex. So much to learn, so much to do and so little time. This may surprise you. But, through personal experience, I believe the most critical skill for a caregiver,...
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How to prepare for an outing with a loved one with advanced dementia
My husband Bill has always loved trains. He built a 40 foot model train layout in our Indiana basement, a labor of love for over 30 years. So when friends told me about the 90 minute excursion ride...
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Lifeline for Caregivers: Respite Care is now a Medicare benefit
(Many thanks to our guest blogger, Danielle Kunkle. She is the co-founder of Boomer Benefits, an insurance agency specializing in Medicare-related insurance products. They help baby boomers new to...
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Grieving and the Yellow Butterfly
I’ve been quiet about my grieving after my husband passed away in September, following a 5 year illness with Parkinson’s & Lewy Body dementia. I have shared personally with friends & family...
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Grieving: Way beyond what you may think
This week I found myself back on the roller coaster of grief, 3 months after my husband’s death. Why did I think I was ever off it? Grief is something I often feel I have great gasp of and then no...
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