Yesterday I was listening to an artist on the radio. I was in the car and I was travelling only a short distance, so I don’t even know who this artist is or what they produced, but I was captured by this, “I wanted to explore grief and how we eit…
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: What It Means to be a Mother… and a Daughter
Recently, I was chatting with my friend and fellow disability Mom, Julie Keon. I had the privilege of writing the foreword to Julie’s profoundly moving new book, What I Would Tell You – One Mother’s Adventure With Medical Fragility. I highly recommend Julie’s book to anyone with a complex child!
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Five Bad Beliefs That Harm Caregivers
Caregiving is a complicated role, full of joy and sometimes grief and frustration. Caring for those we love is laden with human drama and is hard enough without imposing beliefs and standards upon ourselves that make it harder. HARMFUL BELIEFS: 1) My role is to give care, not receive
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