by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 6, 2015 | Spiritual Stuff
What if? Have you ever arrived at gratitude via the side door or perhaps the back door? Here’s what I mean. As Christopher Peterson articulates, “It may matter whether we think about the good things in our lives in terms of their presence (e.g., I have a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 6, 2015 | Caregiving
Welcome, Caregiving.com readers, members, visitors, and bloggers! As a family caregiver for the past 11 1/2 years for my wife, I have learned so much from other caregivers. Sometimes, this has meant inspiration, sometimes identification, and often it has meant...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 30, 2015 | Spiritual Stuff
What happens then? It’s just a sandwich. Except that, we only eat this sandwich once a year. Leftover turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce in between two slices of white bread…the kind that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Sometimes, a dab of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 18, 2015 | Resilience
Beauty is here, now, anyway Three years ago, he ran a marathon. Today, he received treatments for bone cancer. At age 36, this is not what he had planned. Not even on the map. With two toddlers, a young wife, and scary circumstances, he has done a lot of comparing....
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 11, 2015 | Caregiving
We all need help sometimes I would much rather be the helper than the helpee. Like, to a fault. Perhaps you can identify with this. But, over the past 11 years of my wife’s struggle with Dermatomyositis, I have found the help I didn’t want to need in the...
