Dear Friends, Here I am at Day 9 of this journey in a steel rod brace. I broke my patella in a fall and had a patellectomy. I am amazed at how much we take for granted and hope these brief comments will give you pause to be extremely grateful as you go through your […]
Dear Friends, Imagine a life-long caregiving situation with a child who has CP. Imagine first of all hearing the news at birth, managing all through the elementary and teen years to find schooling, then figuring out how to get this child through college, then how to find accommodating employment and finally independent housing. Imagine being […]
It has been my unexpected pleasure for the past ten years to date a Parisian, a wonderful man named Bernie, or “Bernard” in French. He is seven years my senior and will be turning 75 years old in just a few weeks. He’s really more American than anything, but his native land and language (as […]
Whether you are retired, still working, raising a family, or eagerly on your way to doing something else with your life, caregiving will eventually come to sit at your front door step. Whether you are rich, poor, healthy, struggling or just ordinary – caregiving will find you. Whether you are a doctor, a museum CEO, […]
As you may see from my web site, I have written a book of meditations for caregivers. Having been one for almost a year with my dear mother, I remember with eerie starkness, how alone I felt. I gave and gave and gave and had nothing coming in to refuel my soul. That’s why I […]