by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 26, 2017 | Caregiving
Part 2: Nurture the Soul From the deep wells of spiritual wisdom, you learn that you must nurture your soul if you are to experience the power to persevere. With an empty spiritual tank, every instance of adversity seems major. You get whipped around with insecurity...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 13, 2017 | Caregiving
Part 1: Nurture the Heart When tough times hit, you will weather the storms better if you have support. Nurturing the heart requires connection to other people, preferably people in your psychological safety net. Perhaps you have one, two, or even multiple people in...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 7, 2017 | Caregiving
Crucial Principle Series #1 When conversation, conflict, and confusion arise, you may exert great effort to be understood. “Why don’t they understand what I’m saying? I don’t think they appreciate my situation. How many times do I have to...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 29, 2017 | Caregiving
Two of my favorite people On occasion, I am genuinely inspired by people I meet. Recently, I listened to a married couple talk about their life situation at a Parkinson support group. He is living with Parkinson’s Disease. She has continuing hip problems. So, they...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 2, 2017 | Caregiving
More from The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Her normal has changed. It has been upended. Still, she won’t quit. She arises each day to a new challenge and leans into it once again whether she feels like it or not. In other words, she is resilient. His...
by Bruce McIntyre | May 28, 2017 | Caregiving
More from The Life of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver He has memory problems. The things that he forgets are many: What happened a few moments ago, a few days ago, a few weeks ago How to get around their new apartment How to operate the new phone What time dinner is...
