This weekend, my mom and I will be going up to New Hampshire for my aunt’s wedding. This will be our first family get together since her stroke, almost a year ago. I am nervous! There are the logistics- the 4 hour drive for us and our two dogs, all the bags, the special need’s equipment [...]
Posts Tagged ‘caregiver’
Caregiver’s First Family Get Together
Posted in A Day in the Life, tagged caregiver, stroke on Thursday, September 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bittersweet Moments in a Caregivers Life
Posted in A Day in the Life, tagged caregiver, caregiver grief, caregivers life, caregiving, chronic illness on Monday, September 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There are moments in my caregiving life where I can just live in the moment. In these moments, come clarity and hope- for myself, for my mom, and for life. And just as suddenly as these moments come, they leave, to be replaced by a bittersweet feeling.
I had a beautiful weekend with my mom. I had put [...]
Caregiving-The Truth Behind Health Insurance Coverage
Posted in Topics, tagged caregiver, caregivers, caregiving, disability, elder care, health insurance, stroke on Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 8 Comments »
In a world of increasing health care problems, with elder care and caregiving growing perhaps as fast as gas prices- having good health insurance means a lot more now than just having a low copay. It’s clear that the kind of health insurance you have has a huge impact on the the kind of care you [...]
My caregiver story
Posted in My Story, tagged caregiver, caregiver support, caregiving, My Story on Saturday, August 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
PART TWO of MY STORY (Continued from Part One of My Story. )
Back to my story…so my mom was in the rehab hospital working on various kinds of therapy. She had had a massive stroke on the left side of her brain, which left her right-side paralyzed along with 100% loss of her speech. I went [...]
Terms of Endearment: A Moment in a Caregiver’s Life
Posted in A Day in the Life, tagged caregiver, caregiver support, caregiving on Saturday, July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Terms of Endearment. This was a movie that my mom and I watched numerous times while I was growing up. There is a scene in the movie, where the mom and daughter are hanging out in the mom’s bed, talking, laughing and just being best friends. One time when my mom and I were watching this, probably [...]
my new blog for caregivers
Posted in My Story, tagged caregiver, caregiver support, caregiving on Thursday, July 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
PART ONE of MY STORY
Hello Caregivers!
Phew- I don’t even know where to start. ok, so my name is Sara. I am a 32 year old caregiver to my mom. I am starting this blog because I myself have had a really hard time finding any great online support out there for caregivers. I would search [...]
