Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Medical care is invariable part and parcel of a caregiver's life. You want to do right by the person you are caring for by making sure they are receiving appropriate care from their doctors and hospitals but you feel unqualified because your medical background is limited or nonexistent. Not to worry. You can handle this.
Loss is loss, no matter which way you cut it but how we handle loss is key to empowered caregiving
Your sense of humor is by far the strongest skill you bring to your care-giving. It diffuses stressful situations, brightens another person's day, and it reminds you that you really aren't superman/woman when you keep thinking you should be.
Loss is inevitable. We give up things so we can grow.As caregivers we learn to let go of things and persons that we have become intrinsically attached to over much of our lifetime. It feels like we’re doing it all wrong but we’re not.
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