--> I've just finished co-writing a new book with Dr. Zachary White (of The Unprepared Caregiver Blog) - it's titled The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One…
There are some aspects about my caregiving experience that have been harder than others. Whenever I can, I like to share ideas about what would have made our family journey…
I have a good friend who recently had a bad fall. “That won’t happen to me”, I (Read more…). Then last week I went to a very challenging balance routine…
My Mom passed away on August 16th at the age of 96. Ninety-six is a big number and a lot of years to live. When Mom reminisced about skiing down…
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with sibling caregiver, activist and blogger Eric Goll. Here’s my interview on EMPOWERING ABILITY – We are ALL Caregivers. Thank you, Eric! Eric…
I shared this image on the Caregivers’ Living Room Facebook Page this morning and it got me thinking of all the ways that friends and family members can help caregiving…
I was up at our cottage with my husband on the morning of August 16th when the phone rang. It was my sister. “Mom died!” She was crying and then…
This afternoon I pulled our daughter close in a long embrace as I whispered “goodbye, I love you”. Natalie and her partner Alex were with us for a week at…
--> An Open Letter to Rachel Adam-Smith and her Social Worker When did we stop believing that ‘It takes a village to raise a child’? When did asking fellow community…
--> Older adults want to have the best quality of life after their retirement. And why shouldn’t they? Family caregivers deserve a good life, too. Identifying the right kind of…
When most people think of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, memory loss and forgetfulness tend to top the list. Secondary symptoms such as vision-related problems are not as…
What exactly is the wisdom of caregivers? The Oxford Dictionary defines wisdom as the quality of having knowledge, experience and good judgement. Let’s start with knowledge. What do caregivers know?…
Yesterday I had a massage. I needed it because for about a week now, I was grumpy from feeling rickety. A searing ache in my lower back meant that climbing…
I am delighted to host this guest post by Dr. Yona Lonsky. Dr. Yunsky is a Clinician-Scientist in Adult Neurodevelopmental Services and Director of the Health Care Access Research and…
Recently I read a provocative and inspiring blog by Cormac Russell, the founder and CEO of Nurture Development, one of eleven strategic partners of the ABCD Institute. I blogged recently…
In photography, mindfulness is like observing something for the first time, even though you may have looked at it a thousand times before. For example, when you’ve been away from…
I’m just back from a truly inspiring conference hosted by the Asset Based Community Development Institute (or ABCD) and their Canadian partner, Deepening Community at the Tamarack Institute. The conference…
A couple of weeks ago, I was scanning my Twitter feed and this caught my attention: I’m attending a new endo clinic on Monday. As an endo patient I’m effectively…
One of any caregiver’s BEST and most SECRET friends is the community pharmacist. Why secret? Because most caregivers aren’t aware of all the help that pharmacists can provide. Why best?…
--> --> Dr. Yona and her sister Danielle I am delighted to host a guest post by Dr. Yona Lunsky in celebration of National Siblings Day. Dr. Lunsky is a…
