by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 22, 2021 | Caregiving
Best Practices for Family Caregivers #4 Consistent and insatiable learning is a hallmark of patients and family caregivers who are optimizing their situation. After 17 years helping my wife live well with Dermatomyositis and 15 years volunteering and leading the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 17, 2021 | Caregiving
Best Practices for Family Caregivers #3 The latent and the palpable stress of family caregiving will wear you down. Worry, uncertainty, confusion, frustration, grief and anxiety pervade care scenarios. To counter these persistently detrimental forces, carve out 20...
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 5, 2021 | Caregiving
Best Practices for Family Caregivers #2″Just let me know if you need anything,” is offered 10 to 100 times more than it is accepted. Why? Two reasons.1. You. You don’t want to be a burden. You don’t know how to articulate what you need....
by Bruce McIntyre | Nov 1, 2021 | Caregiving
Best Practices for Family Caregivers #1 No matter what your situation, there are people who know things you don’t and who can do things you can’t. They have expertise, resources and experience. Ask them for a consult. You probably don’t want to ask...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 22, 2021 | Spiritual Stuff
Exercises for enhancement #3 What happens when you look past the surface to the second, third and fourth levels? You discover details that were there all along, but so easily missed. Granular reflections can be focused on anything: feelings, beliefs, objects, people,...
