Helping Family Caregivers Face the Future
November is National Caregiving Month, so I could think of no better reason than to tell you about two new trends in caregiving. And they’re both good news for families.…
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Building a Winning Advocacy Team for Family Caregivers
At first, advocating for care seems like a daunting, almost impossible task. But like any unwieldy job, the trick is to break it down into manageable building blocks. I’ve tried…
Lessons in the Meaning of Illness, Aging and Disability
In the days, months and years since my father’s first stroke, since the birth of my two children, since the diagnosis of our son’s disabilities and more recently, since my…
Advocating for Care: How to Win, How to Lose
I’ve been buried under a pile of blankets recently trying to keep warm – it’s been -30 degrees where I live in Canada! But I’ve also been holed up designing…
Fairness in Policymaking for Family Caregivers: Part 3
This is Part 3 of my mini-series on fairness in policymaking for our families. It’s taken from my book, The Four Walls of My Freedom. I am a Canadian who…