by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 29, 2016 | Caregiving
How are you living above the adversity? They didn’t ask for this. Parkinson’s was not on their bucket list, or anywhere on their life map for that matter. They are just as frustrated as anyone else about the bothersome symptoms. But. Everyone should have a...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jul 8, 2016 | Caregiving
Paradoxical and disorienting When someone dies, a profound sense of loss emerges. Sometimes it doesn’t emerge, rather it bolts into your conscience and takes over for hours,days, or weeks. A light has gone out. Or, at least it seems like it. While the...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jun 17, 2016 | Caregiving
Who are your connections? Chatting over an Irma’s burger. Sipping coffee and surmising with a fellow philosopher. Dessert night with a full living room. Breakfast at a greasy spoon with a mentor. Do you eat with friends on a regular basis? Food is not...
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 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...
by Bruce McIntyre | Oct 19, 2015 | Caregiving
Learning to live with the paradox Making peace with paradox. It’s tough, but essential for better living and better perspective. She received infusion treatments on her birthday. This was decidedly NOT the way she wanted to spend her birthday. But, her...
