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Caregiving for a loved one is complex, challenging, and ongoing. Stress can be less when family members take the time to discuss assumptions and expectations early on and revisit this periodically since caregiving is a dynamic situation. Various issues needing attention range from finding help and resources, family planning, financials, deciding roles each family member…
Today Geoff and Karen talk about how important it is to take care of yourself and recharge your own batteries in order to best provide caregiving for others. Their discussion looks at the various areas that need to be addressed in yourself such as physical body, mind, spirt, and personal growth.
Everyone feels it is difficult and challenging to bring up conversations when there is illness involved. We discuss having uncomfortable conversations with others experiencing medical crisis feels like taboo because we are not sure how it will be received or what the medical outcome will be. Even if we have permission to bring up the…
We discuss how to remain hopeful while swimming in a sea of medical uncertainty. A big help discussed is to reframe the conversation around hope when the odds are against you. Focus on celebrating the small victories in the day to day struggles.
Karen Rigamonti and I both share a passion for caregivers as we both have had to assume that role with loved ones in our families. We discuss how often the family caregiver is not valued as an integral part of the healing team and how well-meaning care providers may not include them in the conversation.…