More Than a Hug – How Caregiver Peers Can Support Each Other
Friends arrive with extra meals or share a coffee when you meet them for a stolen hour, somewhere close to home in case of...
How to beat the Not-Enoughs
Me and Grandma Gladys, ca 1989
“When will I see you again?” my Grandma Gladys would often ask as I was getting ready to...
How to Help your Parents Engage in Life
I don’t usually subscribe to “busyness for busyness sake,” but at times there is value in simply getting out and...
The shame that comes with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
Shame is described as a painful feeling that we are somehow flawed and unworthy of being loved. It can be triggered by our...
The Boiling Frog and the Caregiver
I think most of us have heard about the fable of the boiling frog: If you drop a live frog into boiling water it will jump...
College and Caregiver: When do they come together?
Five college students filled my kitchen with laughter and conversation over a leisurely summer breakfast. Only one of them...