“Perhaps in our lifetime we will not succeed. Perhaps things will only get worse. But this does not invalidate our efforts. Rebellion – which is different from revolution because it is perpetual alienation from power rather than the replacement of one power system with another – should be our natural
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: HOME: The Making of a Sanctuary
Guest Post by Vickie Cammack (Originally published in Safe and Secure: Six Steps to Creating a Good Life for People with Disabilities by Al Etmanski)For one glorious summer in the ’70’s, an old tamarisk tree with wide sweeping branches down to the sand…
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: When Giving Up Your Privacy is Part of the Job Description
Caregivers have very little privacy. We leave the bathroom door open so we can hear our loved ones if they call. The clinic calls just as we’ve poured our tea and sat down with the newspaper. A home care worker arrives to give us respite and complains about the dishes
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