Tag Archives: self-care
Chatroom for Caregivers
Chatforcaregivers.com has been up and running since June 2022! We started that chatroom because the site where we initially met was sold, and the chat was dropped. Now, #caregivers have a chat for emotional support, resources, and friendship and share … Continue reading
Supporting Aging Parents:
Aging parents are relying more and more on family members as they age. Most family members are not prepared for the role. Here are some tips. Continue reading
Caregiving has been a difficult road
We are caregivers. I started my journey when I retired in 2018. Dad asked for help, and I was willing to do it as often as possible, traveling back and forth before retiring. Caregiving has been a difficult road. After … Continue reading
Paws For Caregivers
The Long-Distance Caregiver Someone telling us that a support dog would be a great benefit to both you and your husband prompted me to call them my Paws for Caregivers. A support dog provides companionship, which can be especially important … Continue reading
Caregivers’ Chatroom
A Caregivers’ Chatroom is a place for caregivers to come and find a bit of respite and resources. Respite care provides temporary relief for a primary caregiver. Take a break and come to your safe haven, a caregivers’ chatroom, for … Continue reading
Challenges Caregivers Experience
Chat For Caregivers addresses these challenges caregivers experience and provides solutions to ease a caregiver’s burden. Feeling Overwhelmed Support Emotional Duties Financial Time for Self-Care Difficult Behaviors Personality Changes Take Time to Rest Managing Medical and Insurance A caregiver navigating … Continue reading
Self-Care Advice and Emphasis
Don’t wear yourself out as I did…I should have paid attention to the self-care talk advice more seriously, but how can you think of yourself when others need you so much? From the start, I was up at 4:00 AM … Continue reading
A Little Respite
Since Dad fell on August 15, we have been at the hospital daily. He was transferred to MonteVista Skilled Nursing for rehab. I had a scheduled flight on the 20th & 21st after switching my previous flight for the 20-22. … Continue reading
A Trip Home
This is the first trip I have made back to Vegas on my husband’s day off. I have been caring for my mother and now my father since I retired from teaching in 2018. I was born and raised in … Continue reading