We are entering our fifth month of sheltering in our homes because of COVID-19. My mind automatically goes to one of my heroes, Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer who survived […]

We talk a lot about the importance of the lived experience. What happens throughout our lifetime shapes us; what happens to us matters. No two caregivers are alike, because they […]

For years, my philosophy has always been to do things now, because you never know what the future will hold. We’ve taken vacations, spent the tax return check on a […]

We’re isolated in our own homes. We can’t just run out to the store. We’re cut off from our family and friends. Coronavirus? No, just an average day in the […]

Over five years ago when we launched the weekly radio show/podcast for family caregivers, Caregiver SOS on Air, one of our first interviews was with Dr. Arthur Kleinman, a professor […]

The opportunity to stream new entertainment on televisions and computers is a game changer that allows most of us to find something interesting and fun to watch any time of […]

At the WellMed Charitable Foundation’s recent Caregiver Summit, we had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Liliana Oakes about the impact of stress on the physical and mental health of […]

Caregivers with the lived experience of providing care often share pearls of wisdom. At a recent caregiver workshop about the positive aspects of caring for a loved one, a woman […]

The acknowledgement that serious illness and disease is a part of life, and that people are living with Alzheimer’s, cancer, and other chronic conditions has given me a new perspective. […]

Many of us are not the primary person providing care to a relative or friend. We’re the daughter who lives in another city, the son who lives across town and […]