CP-About Caregiving

Following the get-together last Saturday with my family, Christmas was fast upon us two days later. On Christmas Eve, our

Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. Several traveled about five hours to be together. We had

When I tell friends, family, acquaintances, etc. what I’m up to these days (i.e., being a full-time caregiver for

A special needs ministry is putting Jesus' love into practice. By reaching out to those living in isolation due to a medical or mental health illness, you are bringing Jesus' love into their home if you do nothing more than listen to them as they talk about their lives. Showing you care and meeting them where they are makes all the difference to someone who lives on the outskirts of life.

Today was Lynn’s six-month visit with his dentist. Tonight, after his shower, was time to cut his fingernails and file

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.

Have you ever thought about how many choices you make in a day? Mine start before I open my eyes

In the early days of my journey as an MS Caregiver, Lynn would fall, or we would get into

Are you the type of person who keeps a calendar and checks their watch several times daily? I am. Since

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about respite care. I was asked to participate on a committee to look at

Do you remember when the person you care for was first diagnosed with MS? You might not have been around

Out of the blue today, Lynn asked me to write about advocacy. He said, “Please stress to your readers the

Lynn has started a new MS medication–at least new for him. It’s Rebif, an interferon beta-1a therapy that is supposed

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