Extended Families No Longer Live Close to One Another Caregiving may also occur from a distance, or family members may share responsibilities. In today’s world, children often go away to college and may decide to remain in the area where they received their education. Another common scenario occurs in college centers as relationships form between […]
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Another common way individuals become caregivers occurs following a trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, catastrophic injury, or act of violence. All three types of traumas are unanticipated, emotionally shocking, filled with uncertainty, financially draining, and may have life-altering consequences in one or more areas of the victim’s and caregiver’s life. Therefore, taking on
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Before starting any new project, it is crucial to understand the project’s scope. Budgeting a million dollars to renovate a building to install a new elevator would be inappropriate if church members didn’t need to access the upper floors of the building for services or other activities or if installing a ramp might meet the
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Homebound members often feel isolated from everyone and everything, not just the Church. It’s the nature of having a medical condition that limits contact with the outside world. They often feel alone in the world. Frequently, the person who is ill has no extended family to care for them. They may have a home health
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This story continues my Caregiver for Parent Blog, describing what I did for my Mom. After Mom died, Dad became the focus for me and my siblings. Dad Starts Having Medical Problems Move forward three years. Dad’s been living alone since Mom died, at least thirty minutes from any of us. We each try to
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In addition to providing care for my daughter and spouse, I have been a caregiver for both my parents within my home and offered consultative assistance for Lynn’s Mom and stepdad. I rarely needed to help with Lynn’s Mom; his sister managed most of her care, but when his stepdad began to decline rapidly, there
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Lynn died on April 9, 2024. When he went into the hospital, I was not expecting an admission. I thought he had a sinus infection, but I considered he might be developing pulmonary edema, too. I was correct. They almost sent him home, but they kept him because there was a little PE on his
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I met Lynn through answering a personal ad in a local paper. We were in our thirties, divorced, had children, had successful careers, had our own homes, and had a solid Christian faith demonstrated by commitments within our church. Other than those general descriptions, we were different in character. I had prayed for God to
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When I began to date after my divorce, my daughter’s mental health condition made having a relationship difficult. I rarely went out because I never knew if she would call me to return home due to an anxiety attack. However, that changed when I met someone sensitive to my situation. He was in no hurry
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Most of my daughter’s course of therapy went well. The medication she took saved her life, in my opinion. As she matured, I began to let her take more responsibility for herself, including taking her medication daily. Acting Differently Overall, she did well with managing her medication, except for one time when she decided she
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In today’s world, most people are skeptical when they see an advertisement with someone insisting that they have the same pain and suffering as the reader. Having seen the actor with the “supposed condition” in multiple ads, it’s no wonder the viewer questions the claim. Since claims like that happen so often, many people tend
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As a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a nurse. However, I never expected to need that training to care for my family, especially my child. I knew my firstborn would be a handful before she was born. That baby never stopped moving the entire time I carried her. She continued to move non-stop after
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