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Thank you for visiting "The Caregiver." Do you have any comments or tips as Caregiver Support to relieve Caregiver Stress... To bring encouragement, appreciation, hope?
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- Donahue Vanderhider, MSG Donahue Vanderhider, MSG Jul 14, 2009 @ 9:43 am
- Awesome. Just wish my blog was listed in your lens (www.caregiverrelief.com), it focuses exclusively on caregiver stress and burnout. As a gerontologist working with seniors for over a decade, I have redirected my focus on the caregiver - they truely need support.
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- homecarediva homecarediva May 8, 2009 @ 3:24 am
- Very beautiful and informative lens. Great work!
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- x3xsolxdierx3x x3xsolxdierx3x Apr 10, 2009 @ 9:28 pm
- Great lens! as a nurse, I appreciate it..... :) good job and 5 stars
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- Ron Arnold Ron Arnold Apr 2, 2009 @ 9:20 pm
- I really really enjoy your site.
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- Dr_Rozno Dr_Rozno Mar 31, 2009 @ 1:17 am
- Hi Home-healthcare, thanks for greate lens!
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- pilegirl pilegirl Mar 21, 2009 @ 11:46 am
- Thank you for being there with compassion and hope. :)
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- hopebuilder hopebuilder Mar 21, 2009 @ 9:06 am
- Hi! I enjoyed reading your lens! I have a son with special needs. There are many similarities in caring for a handicapped child and caring for an elderly parent or disabled spouse. I've only written 2 lenses so far. I'm just getting my feet wet. But one of them is about relieving stress while caring for your disabled loved one. I'd be honored if you read it.
God bless!
Dayna
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- julcal julcal Feb 17, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
- Margaret I love your updates !
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- mulberry mulberry Jan 31, 2009 @ 9:26 am
- it's been quite a while since I visited this lens but I remembered it. I created a lens about Caring for Parents and will feature this lens there.
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- julcal julcal Jan 4, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
- Excellent lens, and a very serious topic. If my husband had had some support during my two year illness that left me bedridden, maybe it wouldn't have led to the breakup of our marriage. He played too many roles, including psychologist (as he is one) and finally broke down and abandoned me emotionally. Thanks for all your work on this topic *****
~ Julie
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- WilliamBaranowski WilliamBaranowski Dec 16, 2008 @ 11:47 am
- Thank you for your excellent lens. I sent a link to my sister.
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- promolife promolife Oct 21, 2008 @ 9:47 am
- Thanks for this. When I have more time I'll add a link to this on my caregiver lenses.
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- family stress family stress Oct 8, 2008 @ 6:29 am
- Great lens. Really i found the very good and useful information the topics you covered that are really admirable.Very recently i visited a site which is also gives the news about health family stress and some interesting topics.
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- seedplanter seedplanter Aug 21, 2008 @ 11:20 pm
- Wonderful lens for a timely topic Everyone knows someone in the position of fulltime caretaker, and the wealth of information here is going to be a blessing. Thank you.
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- AshleyAnnRyan AshleyAnnRyan Aug 15, 2008 @ 11:24 am
- I would love to have you in my Parenting Group!
Parenting on Squidoo. I'll even create a special category just for you!
Ashley
Hollywood Glam on a Budget
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- Donna_Fallon Donna_Fallon Mar 24, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
- Hiya,
Magnificent 5 star lens!,stop by and here's my lens - fat belly .
Donna :0)
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- Home-healthcare Home-healthcare Mar 24, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
- You know, these are serious times. But they can be sweetened by fun - "Laughter makes good like a medicine!" (Proverbs) - and by the sweet comfort of stroking a furry one and gazing into those deep eyes. So I'd love to have your SHOUTS about how good a cat or dog is/ has been for you and your elder loved one! Jump over to my new "MonkeyBrain" lens, DOGS vs CATS, and have your say! - And if you are a lensmaster, there are appropriate link lists for your lenses (by topic).
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- Home-healthcare Home-healthcare Mar 24, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
- Smiling Guy, you are so right. Senior Day Care Centers are a wonderful resource, and I've lensrolled your lens. But Daddy just wouldn't have it. The risk of Caregiver Burnout is a serious one without help!
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- SmilingGuy SmilingGuy Mar 24, 2008 @ 9:33 am
- Yours is a very touching story - and your Lens well done! Have you thought about Senior Day Care Centers as a source of respite?
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- the-secret the-secret Mar 24, 2008 @ 8:48 am
- Thanks for the very informative lens. My grandmother will be celebrating her 100th birthday soon, and she is in a very nice nursing home. My mother will soon be 82 and she lives in her own home. There is a lot of loving care for her to continue living there. She teases that not much has changed through the years, she still doesn't want to go live with her mom.
Caregiver Carrie
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- StewartC StewartC Mar 20, 2008 @ 6:26 am
- hi there, this is a cool and informative lense!
rated 5***** for you!
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- WhitneyWells WhitneyWells Mar 18, 2008 @ 11:42 am
- Good information and good lens, I lensrolled you to two of my lenses.
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- riff999 riff999 Mar 17, 2008 @ 8:49 am
- What an interesting lens. I found your story very inspirational. Well done! 5*
~Jane
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- intheflow intheflow Mar 16, 2008 @ 6:27 pm
- Great Lens Margaret. Elderly care is in a sad state in the U.S. It used to be that families took care of each other. Now, we tuck our parents away in some old folks home, where care is usually very marginal.
We don't seem to have time for what really matters anymore. I've determined I will never put my Mother into any home except my own.
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- suptjim suptjim Mar 16, 2008 @ 8:09 am
- Margaret,
This is a great lens! Having been a caregiver for awhile, I know that everyone needs all the support they can get. Thanks again for putting this together!
Jim
squidoo.com/lakebarkley
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- Home-healthcare Home-healthcare Mar 14, 2008 @ 10:56 am
- I thank each of you for your kind comments and personal sharing of your experiences. Every one with a lens, I am visiting you and hope that you also have "contact" enabled. You are all doing such interesting and good things, that I find myself becoming a fan of lots of wonderful people!
If you have a personal caregiver story - for someone old or young - or an Alzheimer's or Dementia story story, touching or trying rehab story, etc. - I am assembling them for a book I am writing. Please contact me!
Margaret Hampton
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- slotowngal slotowngal Mar 14, 2008 @ 8:34 am
- Thank you for a beautiful lens! I cared for my mother for 5 years in our home and could relate to what you've presented.
Thanks for sharing... :)
Memory Lane Alzheimer's Shoppe Lens
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- Acne-Treatment-Guru Acne-Treatment-Guru Mar 13, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
- Your lens is really touching. I am much pleased by your thoughts and I am very much happy to implement your suggestions.
Thanks.
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- poodleagility poodleagility Mar 13, 2008 @ 10:10 pm
- My Mom has been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's so this lens hit home. Thanks for writing it.
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- LewisLogan LewisLogan Mar 12, 2008 @ 11:50 pm
- Thanks for the recommendations. They are especially useful as you have been in the trenches as a caregiver which makes you more than qualified to publish your thoughts.
Please click here to see how natural galantamine really changed my life to improve memory problems.
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- gjcody gjcody Mar 12, 2008 @ 11:34 pm
- I have to say that this is a great lens. We all will go through something on this page. I will read it again to get the full effect of the information. You have done a lot of homework. I have a Mom 85 and an Aunt 89 and I know that what you are saying is very true. I will send people to this site for this information. Thanks for sharing ...
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- Mar 12, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
- Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to visit and comment on my lens. Yours is great too. Keep up the great work :-)
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- LisaPacker LisaPacker Mar 7, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
- Beautiful lense -- I can't wait to read more of your work!
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- LisaPacker LisaPacker Mar 7, 2008 @ 6:24 am
- Thank you for being so open and sharing your heart -- This lense made me cry!
I haven't personally been a caregiver, but remember the experiences of family members who have. It is such an incredible, noble sacrifice and act of love. Reminds me of Someone Else who gave up everything to show His love, only to be beaten and rejected.
Comparing you to Him is about the highest compliment I know how to give.
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- Sandra Sinclair Sandra Sinclair Mar 1, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
- Thank you for writing this very heartfelt, encouraging and informative lens. I loved reading it. It actually reminded me of a time when I became a caregiver for my grandparents one summer when I was 15, after a car accident left them injured and needing at-home care after hospitalization. I remember how surprised I was with how cross they were with everyone who was trying to help them. In time, I could see that it was the pain and the frustration talking, not really that they were angry with me. Hearing you talk about this is so helpful, because not only does it help with my present situation with my autistic son, but it will also help if I ever become a caregiver again- this time perhaps with a parent or other family member. Thanks so much for the encouragement and preparation.
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- Amy Amy Feb 28, 2008 @ 9:46 pm
- It takes a very special person to care for another human being. The generosity of spirit it takes to continually meet the needs of another is phenomenal. Thank you sharing your experience and thoughts as well as the valuable information.
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- natdg natdg Feb 25, 2008 @ 2:06 am
- Good lens! Best of luck to you. I could sense how you love your work so much. Here in the Philippines, there are many caregivers who serve here and then go abroad to give care to others too. Thumbs up to all of you!
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- Invisible_Disabilities_Advocate Invisible_Disabilities_Advocate Feb 22, 2008 @ 11:30 am
- Thank you so much for the kind words about our lenses! We love yours, too! 5 stars! Keep up the great advocacy!
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- DogWhisperWoman DogWhisperWoman Jan 27, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
- Care giving allows special times with your loved one that can never be replaced. I grew up helping to care for my Grandmother.
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- DrKluaneSpake DrKluaneSpake Jan 27, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
- This is such an excellent lens. I've also faced this difficulty - and is is wonderful to find those who understand.
5-stars
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- Gee_Matthews Gee_Matthews Jan 25, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
- I was so touched by the initiative of your lens--5 high stars!
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- beta1070 beta1070 Jan 25, 2008 @ 11:34 am
- Thanks for the excellent lens. Much appreciated.
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- safewell safewell Jan 24, 2008 @ 3:12 am
- Your lens is great! You have put together some excellent info!
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- staxxonline staxxonline Jan 23, 2008 @ 4:03 pm
- this was touching, thanks.
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- Music-Resource Music-Resource Jan 23, 2008 @ 11:05 am
- Hi Home-healthcare, gracious public service you've provided here. Nice job. ~Music Resource~
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- mulberry mulberry Jan 22, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
- Excellent resource, information that is now critical for many of us!
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- Home-healthcare Home-healthcare Jan 22, 2008 @ 8:37 am
- GramaBarb, you ARE productive and quite impressive. I love your lenses! I am a devotee of high quality assisted living facilities. Mama had to go into memory support when we could no longer care for her adequately, and since he couldn't be with her there, Daddy chose to stay at home near his beloved university, etc. It would have been easier on the family if he had chosen assisted living, as his cousins did. I just saw one who's 92, now walking with a cane, living in a plush life continuity facility (active - assisted - rehab - long term care), expressing how it was a blessing when she had surgery, and a comfort to know she can stay on that campus regardless of what happens with her health.
It's wonderful for those who can afford it. But 7 million US households have an in-home caregiver, and 3/4 of Americans have no financial provision for long term care. I'm thankful that you have a wonderful place, as I would expect some day, so I would not be a burden on my son. God bless you!
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- Lumasis Lumasis Jan 21, 2008 @ 9:08 am
- Awesome len! I have been down this road with my grandparents. What a great resource. THanks.
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- Vic_Goodman Vic_Goodman Jan 21, 2008 @ 12:17 am
- What a great resource you've created for others faced with this taunting task.
Great job and may God richly bless you and yours.
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- BarbaraMay BarbaraMay Jan 17, 2008 @ 10:41 pm
- Take care -- and give it.
That's the WAY of the world.
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- GramaBarb GramaBarb Jan 17, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
- I live in an assisted living for seniors and the peace of mind it gives me and my family is wonderful. I love it here. My family comes often to help me shop etc and to do all the fun social stuff while the paid caregivers do all the 24/7 personal care I need. I love my 'oasis' suite (peaceful and refreshing) at this of my life. And thanks to squidoo I still feel productive.
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- bdkz bdkz Jan 17, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
- Great lens. Very informative!
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- JanaMurray JanaMurray Jan 16, 2008 @ 4:17 pm
- What an incredible resource, my husband and I will have direction when this time comes for us. 5*
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- Karendelac Karendelac Dec 21, 2007 @ 11:38 pm
- 5 Stars for you.
The world needs folk that give HELP. And it is help that gives one a sense of worth.
Why is that such a secret ?
Thanks for visiting with me.
Best wishes,
Karen
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- Bonnie Bonnie Dec 21, 2007 @ 10:22 pm
- I totally get all this! I take care of 86 year old Dad, 12 year old daughter and work on LittleDogBoutique.com
HANG IN THERE EVERYONE - ITS CHRISTMAS!
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- Vishenda Vishenda Dec 13, 2007 @ 9:51 am
- I can very much relate..thanks for your information...helpful lens...
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- Guinness Guinness Nov 30, 2007 @ 10:24 am
- Having been a caregiver faced with parental dementia, I know the hateful things that can be said because the parent doesn't understand even doing things the way they always did. You can only respond with love but authority. Great resource***** I'll check out http://HomeHealthCareBooks.com for help!
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