Hope for the Weary
Guest post by Michael Weissman I once watched a friend give himself away. He held his family together, showed up for everyone who called, and solved problems no one else…
Guest post by Michael Weissman I once watched a friend give himself away. He held his family together, showed up for everyone who called, and solved problems no one else…
Guest post by Kat Crawford Years ago, I rushed my husband to a hospital emergency room. The ER doctor talked Gary into staying overnight. Two days later, the surgeon said,…
Caregivers are the strongest people I know. I mean that in all sincerity. We (yes, I include myself) care for someone else’s total well-being while juggling our own responsibilities. We…
Guest post by Veronica Perez For more than fourteen years, caregiving has been a defining part of my life’s journey. It began with my grandfather long before I became a…
When my dad was in the hospital for an appendectomy, he developed an ileus—a “sleepy bowel” often following abdominal surgery. Nurses tried to insert a nasogastric tube to relieve the…
When a caregiver support group leader called and asked me to speak to her group, she poured out her heart to me. “I feel like I’ve lost compassion for my…