Mom’s Last Christmas
Guest post by Cecil Taylor It was a spring day in May. Under hospice care in her senior living apartment, my mother Dorothy had been mostly unconscious over the previous…
You Deserve a Good Life!
Guest post by Lakisha Mitchell-Buffington I know therapy can carry a negative connotation—and honestly, I’ve been dodging it for years. But I cannot begin to express the freeing feeling I…
Rock Steady
A couple of years ago, a friend asked me to speak to a group of caregivers at her fitness center. They all had something in common: Their loved ones had…
Discovering Grace after a Broken Promise
Guest post by Sherri Mercer When Dad was diagnosed with cancer, the fine print of his insurance policy turned my world upside down. In-home care was not covered. My parents…
Ditch the Quarantine
So often we caregivers remain isolated in our own little caregiving world. When we do that, we not only cheat ourselves out of much-needed time away but also out of…
My Beautiful Ashes
Guest post by Felecia Marshall On March 14, 2017, I received a call that shattered my entire world. My daughter, Alexia—Lexi—had been murdered, gunned down during a drive-by shooting. One…