by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 25, 2016 | Caregiving
Love Story Part Two You can click here to read last week’s blog, She Caught My Eye, which is part one of this two part blog/weekly inspiration. Anyway, as lovely as she is on the inside and the outside, she got sick. Pretty bad. Dermatomyositis. The first three...
by Bruce McIntyre | Aug 19, 2016 | Caregiving
Love Story Part One I had been on campus about two weeks. As a transfer student, I had a fairly good idea of what it meant for me to be successful on a small college campus. I had also seen and dated a lot of girls. Most were very similar as far as I was concerned....
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...
