Loss is loss, no matter which way you cut it but how we handle loss is key to empowered caregiving
Handling The Little Losses
So You’re a Caregiver: Laugh it Up!
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.
Finding Peace: The Acceptance of Loss
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.
When Lying is a Kindness
"At this stage, we are doing so many things we never expected we would ever have to do. Stay open to tender moments that will happen along the way. Yes, they do happen and you will cherish each and every one."
Dad's Back 