Welcome to Caregiver's Corner
I know from experience the burdens you shoulder as a caregiver and hope I can lighten them just a little. My message each month will be short. We’ll share stories of joys and heartaches along with tips now and then to help you survive this season and even make sweet memories. Please let me know if you’d like to see a particular topic discussed or have something you want passed on to others to cheer and encourage them along the road you now travel. Thank you for sharing your precious time with me. I will never take it for granted.
Tracy Crump
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Guest post by Jen Baylor We all know that caregiving can be a demanding role. My first caregiving experience was as a …
The phone rang one evening shortly before bedtime. It was our son Brian in Atlanta. “Sorry to call so late,” he said, …
Guest post by Sarah McCormick “I really hate that I am such a burden on you.” My oldest daughter chimed in, “Grandma, …
One summer when I worked in ICU, a prolonged heat wave swept the Mid-South, keeping actual temperatures above 100° for fifteen days …
Guest post by Patsy Bowden McCrory After thirty-five years of teaching, I retired in 2008 to care for my mother-in-law who had …
I recently appeared as a guest on a program called Invisible Condition where I talked about my mom’s being misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s. …
Guest post by Alison van Schie There she sat, tightly clutching her handbag on her lap, observing life in the common area …
My husband and I had just checked into the hotel where we would stay for three nights when one of our sitters …