CP-About Caregiving

Someone recently asked me if I had ever written about how we adapted to Lynn’s loss of function in his

Sometimes making a person with special needs feel welcome means making changes to furniture, space, rules, or other things in the environment. Other times, it means educating those who will be interacting with them about the condition they have to help them understand what's wrong and why they behave as they do to prevent others from being leary of them.

For most people, deciding to go somewhere is simply a matter of making the decision to go and then going.

I have always enjoyed a good movie. It’s one of the things I miss about not being able to get

Have you noticed how difficult it can be to have a sensitive conversation with another person without being misunderstood? Why

With Relapsing-Remitting MS (RRMS), Lynn would have an exacerbation that could last days or weeks, but he would return to

One of the most difficult aspects of caring for someone with limited movement is getting them comfortable in bed; at

As I mentioned in the page called “Lynn’s story,” he soon became unable to work in his chosen profession as

I yell back, “Just a minute. Let me finish this sentence.” Then I try to recollect my thoughts and finish

If I’m going to be away from home for any length of time, I try to arrange for someone to

I get a lot of offers to help; some sincere and others just being polite. What I have found is

Hospice provides support and guidance to family members when someone in the family is dying. However, the caregiver continues to be responsible for providing total care for their family member during the grieving process.

My paid job, which supports Lynn and me, is as a Human Resources Director over Employee Relations. As part of

Whether right or wrong, healthy or unhealthy, most of us tend to “take in” the view others have of us.

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