Wish a Caregiver Happy Labour Day!
The feminist scholar Arlene Kaplan Daniels coined the phrase “invisible work” to describe the many tasks that women have traditionally performed in their families and communities. Picking apart our common…
The Four Walls of My Freedom
Wish a Caregiver Happy Labour Day!
The feminist scholar Arlene Kaplan Daniels coined the phrase "invisible work" to describe the many tasks that women have traditionally performed in their families and communities. Picking apart our common…
EMPOWERING ABILITY – We Are ALL Caregivers!
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…
The Divine Spark Inside Me
For the past couple of weeks, we haven't used our front door. We enter and exit through the garage so we don't disturb the temporary home of a young family…
A Bit About Me and My Caregiving
Recently, I joined the blogging team at The Caregiver Network, a terrific site that’s chock full of opinion, information and video links for caregivers of all types and ages. By…
The Perfect Caregiver
Let me tell you about a perfect caregiver I know. Her name is Glenna and she looks after my Mom for a couple of hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Mom’s…
Why I’m Not Ready For Christmas – A Personal Update
The lead-up to this Christmas has been out of the ordinary for our family. Some traditions have been kept: our Christmas tree is up and my freezer is full of…
My Guest Post on LOVE THAT MAX: 5 Secrets of Special Needs Parent Happiness
This is my guest post on the wonderful blog “LOVE THAT MAX” the inspiring and informative blog by Ellen Seidman. I am so grateful to Ellen for hosting my family…
Great News Today!
The new paperback edition of my book, “The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving” (The House of Anansi Press, 2014) is available as…
Making Friends With Solitude
I used to hate being alone. I remember as a teenager, aching for the phone to ring, rifling through my closet for something ‘cool’ to wear, wandering the halls of…
Coming to Terms with Disability in My Family, Across Generations
After my Dad passed away in 1975 following his third stroke, I was angry. Really, really angry. I would sit in church, look at Christ on the cross and fume,…
An Interview With Me About Caregiving and Writing About Family Life & Ideas
Recently, I gave an interview to Kris Bone, a writer with the Puritan Magazine (a Canadian literary journal). Here’s his article about my book, “The Four Walls of My Freedom:…
Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving
The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving (House of Anansi Press, 2014) is available everywhere in Canada and for pre-order in the USA.…
An Early Morning TV Interview About My Book
Yesterday morning, I got up really early and travelled to the studios of CanadaAM in Toronto. Here’s the interview about the new paperback edition of my book, “The Four Walls…
The Four Walls of My Freedom – Why I Wrote This Book
“The trick to helping communities find their own answers to caring for their citizens is not in locating charismatic leaders, but in forming “leader-full” alliances of of elected officials, bureaucrats,…
Not Social Networking, CARE NETWORKING
In my life of caregiving, I have learned two absolute truths. 1) That my love, my will and my intellect cannot cure the effects of ageing or disability in the…
Please Look At Me
When I am in any kind of pain, I want people around me to look me in the eye. Here’s what got me thinking about eye contact: a couple of…
The Idea of Personal Choice – A Tough One for Caregivers
The idea of personal choice is not something that we think of every day, but it’s a little like fresh air – try living without it. As the needs of…
Five Tips for Surviving Caregiving
A few weeks ago, I travelled to Vancouver to address a family association and also to give a talk about how we use Tyze Personal Networks to coordinate Nick's care.…