Archive for November 2017

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/moving-on-without-me/ This is not how I expected to spend my early 30s. My parents had hardly had a minute to enjoy their “empty nest” before I needed to move back in to help my parents take care of my brother. Right after his accident it was like the world stopped and everything revolved around him. People [… Read More

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I’m sitting in my bedroom, on a turquoise velvet chaise lounge I crammed into the corner, despite there being no real space for it. I needed space for myself, and this feminine divan seemed like the perfect foundation piece for creating a private retreat, a place I could retire to at any hour t… Read More

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A seismic shift is happening in the workplace as more working individuals than ever before are becoming caregivers to their parents. Six in 10 caregivers report being employed at some point in the past year while caregiving, according to the report “Caregiving in the U.S.” Among them, 56perce… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/4-ways-to-appreciate-caregivers-this-november/ November is National Family Caregiver Month, so as the month is coming to an end, take the time to honor caregivers you know. Since 1994, we have celebrated this month by recognizing caregivers and all the hard work they do. How do you plan on sharing your appreciation with the caregivers in your li… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/voices-with-dementia/val-schache-eager-to-share-and-bold-as-a-hyena/ There’s a saying among people who work with people with dementia: Meet one person with dementia and you’ve met one person with dementia. We can’t generalize among the diverse ways the 100-plus causes of dementia unfold in people’s lives. This has been The Caregivers Voice experience during t… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/understanding-stem-cells-and-cord-blood-for-treating-debilitating-diseases/ Stem cell treatments aren’t exactly new — these infinitely changeable cells have been used since the late 1980s, though they weren’t prominently advertised until the mid-2000s once the U.S. Government began the National Cord Blood Bank. Until then, many people didn’t even know that they … Read More