The Goal of Good Care We want to do our best to ensure our elderly parents have the most comfort we can provide as they are approaching the end of their life so that they feel loved, valued and respected. But what are the right choices? Who has the right to make them? How can …
I really sucked as a first-time Mom Can you relate? Saying this out loud allowed me to start healing. Once I began to face the ugly truth about myself, I was able to start forgiving myself. Do you struggle with that too? Parenting is hard. At least for me, it was. However, when you have …
After the relapse from her open heart surgery, she got to come home once we knew she was truly and finally stable. No more swelling in her legs meant she was out of danger. Nurse Tina kicked in like no one’s business.
Don’t be afraid of change. You might lose something good, but you will gain something better. unknown Who AM I, really? Any of you struggle with this? After a design career of over 20 years, I found myself questioning who I am. What did I really want in life and does being a designer really …
and boy do I have layers… I know, it sounds ridiculous, right? I’m not just your typical Club Sandwich. I have my own unexpected layers in my life that has taught me so much. I’m between children, an elderly parent and older husband, 17 years older to be exact. Bet ya didn’t see that one …
Did the idea of being a caretaker ever enter your thoughts before becoming one? Me either. It was an eyeopener. Furthermore, when we bought mom’s house about 4-5 years ago and moved her into the guest house, we had no idea how much mom’s health had changed. Mom had lived alone for over 20 years. …
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Letting Go Truth! Everything DOES happen for a reason. I know my friends all silently roll their eyes at me, lovingly, because I say it ALL THE TIME! But ain’t it the truth? When you say it out loud, you release it to the universe, or like me, I surrender it to God. Let go …