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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When someone you love needs more care than you can give alone, how do you decide what only you can provide and what a stranger can?”
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Helping people find hope, understanding, and their own inner strength makes me smile. I smile when I see others heal, grow, and realize they are more capable than they once believed.... - SunDancer...
Hello! I have had an interesting life that has shaped me in many positive ways. I have many interests and have unique skills. I have advocated for my three sons on everything from medical issues, autism services and education to dietary allergies.... - Shera JoyCry...
Hi Renee!! Thanks for asking, been staying with my parents for severe medical reasons (stroke, diabetes, pharmaceuticals, loss of mobility, etc.). Staying to manage their care, it's going well, they are doing a whole food, low oil, no animal d but living with parents for almost... - USAYE...
Hi, Is social security making it difficult for your mother to get her benefits? Just curious because my mother is having some issues and at 81 years old i don't think she should be having such a stressful time dealing with this.... Read the full post - js061256...
What do you wish more people truly knew, understood, or acknowledged, about the realities of senior care and living in senior community facilities? Examples: compassion, challenges, emotional toll, financial strain, etc.... - SteffyAlice...
My name is Stephanie and I'm a single mother to a 14 year old girl and we have a dog and two cats. We enjoy music and time to ourselves. I'm passionate about Caregiving and recently helped someone transition on hospice.... - onI'm visiting my family this weekend and staying in my parents' home. I always appreciate spending time with them. But it's also hard seeing them struggle with health issues. I wish I could do more to help them. They're the type to medicate first, which isn't my preferred first course of action. My suggestions often fall on deaf ears. They've developed their ways of being over years and while I don't always agree with these ways, I accept who they are and continue to offer ways to support them.by
Maybe, just maybe suggestions are not what your parents need or want from you. I'm 70 and my health issues run the gambit...heart attack, several mini strokes, one major stroke, COPD, knee replacements, hip and back surgery, diabetic and the list goes on.... - Kismic4Life...
Hi Everyone, I’m new here. I’m currently recuperating from knee replacement surgery. My interests run in all directions like a road map! I’m an elder care giver, a dog mom, a mom to 2 amazing sons, I read, cook/bake, love being in nature, swimming, theatre, music, audiobooks,... - Justin...
Sitting in my truck for the third night at the hospital...
Yeah, another night. Another night I can't be by my wife's side, another night alone in my head, sick with worry, another night paying through the nose for a simple cold sandwich because they lock the food here at 6pm. Its been a rough month for her.... - Minnie...
Hi! Thanks for sharing your story. My mom spent part of her life half blind with a torn retina. She had many ailments toward the end of her life- heart valve surgery, vein surgery, skin debriefing on the bottoms of her feet, high potassium, diabetes with many complications,... - onFinally—Working on the Pelvis Routine in the PAT Program After Years of multiple SUV Collision Injuries.byFredwage...
What is your exploratory vector? Right now my wife is succumbing to Alzheimers and I am very bitter about the options available to actually treat her condition....