Today I listened in to a podcast called “Caring Counts: A Celebration of Natural Caring” featuring Canadian social innovators, Paul Born, Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack. Vickie and Al are champions of natural caring, which they define this way: Natural caring is love in action. It is freely given. It involves
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: WITNESSING DEEP, NATURAL CARE IN THE HOSPITAL
–> A lot of what I read online about patient care and support for caregivers is negative. I read about compassion fatigue running rampant in hospitals. Or about physician burnout. I read about how, in our society today, there is no place for kindness or caring. It is almost as
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Ultimate Caregiver’s Playlist
Music is often the soundtrack of our lives. Particular songs evoke memories of personal pain, triumphs, love, commitment and maybe a broken heart. Other tunes just make us happy by prodding us to smile and dance. Caring for another person is a journey full of some of the greatest dramas
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The ‘C’ in Canada Stands For Caring. Happy 150th Birthday, Canada!
by Vickie Cammack, my friend and co-writer who contributes often and especially recently because my son is in the hospital and I am with him. July 1st is Canada Day and this year is our country’s 150th birthday. There is much to celebrate with the arrival of Canada’s 150thbirthday. Our
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
My friend and colleague Vickie Cammack and I co-write a weekly column for Troy Media called Caring Connections. Vickie cares for her Mom and here, she tells a story that I think will resonate with everyone here in the Caregivers’ Living Room. Do You See What I See? One rarely uses
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: What I’ve Learned About Myself Caring For My Mom
For many years I was the primary caregiver in our family for our son who has severe disabilities. Nicholas needed a lot of therapy and was often ill enough to be in the hospital. Those were fraught and exhausting times. Now our son lives in a wonderful care home near
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: What I’ve Learned About Myself Caring For My Mom
For many years I was the primary caregiver in our family for our son who has severe disabilities. Nicholas needed a lot of therapy and was often ill enough to be in the hospital. Those were fraught and exhausting times. Now our son lives in a wonderful care home near
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: NATURAL CARE IN FAMILIES IS THE KEY TO OUR SURVIVAL
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Elizz. All opinions are 100% mine.The natural, loving care that family members provide to one another is the engine of society. The care we give to those we love makes all other work possib…
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: How Humans Live
How humans live: Baby is born (healthy and able-bodied…. or not) and is totally dependent for one year. If able-bodied, the baby develops and with nurturing, enters school. Child may have an allergy, asthma, ADHD or a broken leg from learning to ski. In secondary school, child may require treatment for
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