Caring for Yourself When You’re Caring for Someone Else: Practical Tips for Family Caregivers
If you are caring for an aging parent, a spouse with a chronic illness, or a loved one who can’t manage daily tasks alone, you’re part of a very large, and often overwhelmed, community of family caregivers. Caregiving can be deeply meaningful, but it is also physically and emotionally draining. Many caregivers reach a point where they realize: “I’m so focused on taking care of someone else that I’ve stopped taking care of myself.” This is not just common, it’s expected. And it’s why planning for care while you are still healthy is so important. Caregivers Need Support Too When ... Read More
Advance Health Care Directives for Important Decisions
If we want our dying to be meaningful and merciful, it is imperative that we think about it while we still can. Most of us want to die at home, in a familiar and peaceful setting surrounded by loved ones. We would much rather not spend our last moments in an emergency room or ICU, with strangers futilely pounding on our chests and our families relegated to the waiting room. With those two alternatives in mind, we need to do all we can to keep control, as much as possible, of decisions that need to be made long before our ... Read More
