Many people who are caring for a family member or friend believe that they are the only ones who have ever gone through this experience. While every caregiving situation is […]

By Carol Zernial Caregiving can actually be very similar to trying to conquer the seven kingdoms of the known world. Just like the HBO series, A Game of Thrones, caregiving […]

By Carol Zernial She was his high school sweetheart, so when he got cancer after 47 years of marriage, she knew that she would take care of him no matter […]

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation The WellMed Charitable Foundation is proud to sponsor the third Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias Summit hosted by The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on March […]

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation I don’t know everything. This statement would be met with no surprise and great agreement among my family and friends. There might also be […]

Todos queremos ser felices. De vez en cuando asomamos la cabeza para medir qué tan felices somos. Compramos cosas que nos hagan felices. Invertimos mucho tiempo y mucha energía en […]

Al estar limpiando y sacando los montones de recortes, papeles, libros, cintas, etc. que le pertenecieron a mi mamá, descubrimos que su ansiedad fue mucho más grave de lo que […]

As caregivers and persons receiving care, many of us wrestle with the notion that we may become dependent on others. We find ourselves struggling mightily against acknowledging that we need help. But John Donne’s words remind us that perhaps we were never intended to be independent of other people.

In late January, the President signed the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act into law. The new law requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain and update a strategy to recognize and support family caregivers.

It snowed recently. While this might not be unusual in many parts of the country, it was big news here in South Texas. During the drive to work, the sight of snowmen standing next to snow-covered palm trees and cactus brought a smile to my face. A colleague of mine called it a gift. To me, the thick blanket of falling snow was magical.