Apr 23, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Home Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized, Your Parent's Hospitalization
Most of us take for granted that we can get out of bed in the morning and do all the things necessary to head out and face our day. You know… the simple everyday things like moving around our house, showering, getting dressed and eating breakfast. I might be a...
Apr 5, 2022 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Uncategorized
Every time I turn on my computer, I see some story or advice about the importance of self-care, especially for women. We read about how Arianna Huffington is on us to get more sleep, which has the effect of keeping me up all night worrying about the bad things that...
Mar 29, 2022 | Common Challenges, End-of-Life, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Resources, Uncategorized
I’ve said many times that few things are more disorienting than the shift from being cared for by your parents to caring for your parents. The only thing that makes it harder is when your parent (or spouse) has dementia. This is quite possibly the most challenging of...
Mar 11, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed, Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
I was 30 weeks pregnant with my daughter when a routine doctor’s visit uncovered the fact that a disconnected placenta had cut her off from getting food and water. Essentially, she was starving in utero. Later that same day, my girl was born by emergency C-section...
Dec 7, 2021 | Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed
I have spent the last few weeks talking to new Daughterhood Circle leaders. And, even though they live all over the country – from New Jersey to North Carolina to Texas and Minnesota — it’s AMAZING how many of the things they experience are exactly the same. I...
Oct 6, 2021 | Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed
The 5 Most Unexpected Challenges of Caregiving Every single one of us – because we are alive and we are human – runs the risk that at some point in our lives something will happen to us, making it impossible for us to take care of ourselves. This something can be any...
