This free online group provides caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related disorders a safe and confidential environment for conversation, support, resources, and education. Group meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month via Zoom Video Conferencing and/or Telephone If you are interested in participating, request information using the button below or contact Rachel …
This free online group provides caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related disorders a safe and confidential environment for conversation, support, resources, and education. Group meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month via Zoom Video Conferencing and/or Telephone If you are interested in participating, request information using the button below or contact Rachel …
By Tikvah Womack, LCPC I am sitting in front of a candle, my waterfall, and a glass of water at the end of a day that started at 6 am and ended at 12 am the following day. I just finished meeting with my clients, who graciously agreed to meet with me during odd hours …
This free online group provides caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related disorders a safe and confidential environment for conversation, support, resources, and education. Group meets the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month via Zoom Video Conferencing and/or Telephone If you are interested in participating, request information using the button below or contact Rachel …
By Deborah Schwartz, LCSW-C I always look to my husband with great respect and admiration for fulfilling the commandment of “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother” to the highest standard that he could. He moved his mother into our home when she could no longer live on her own. He took hands-on care of her …
By Deborah Hamburger, Esq. The best present my parents gave to me wasn’t something sentimental, like a family heirloom, nor was it something extravagant, like a new car. In fact, if I had to guess at its purchase price, I would probably put it in the $4.99 plus tax category. What was the gift? …
November is Family Caregivers Month. By Mimi B. Kraus, LCSW-C, JCS Therapy Services When you are young and in love and the future beckons before you like a long road, empty and full of potential, the last thing on your mind may be sickness or disability. When you are middle aged and in the prime …
November is Family Caregivers Month. By Karen Nettler, MSW For many of us, we first enter into our relationships with our significant others in the prime of our lives — our 20’s and 30’s. We repeat that familiar refrain with conviction: “For better or for worse, in sickness and in health.” But who can truly …
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By Jacqueline Kreinik, R.N., M.S., CMC With so many people living longer today, most of us eventually are going to be taking care of an aging relative, whether it’s a parent, spouse or other family member — if we aren’t already doing so. No matter how good our relationships with our loved ones may be, …
By Janet Kurland, LCSW-C and Gail Lipsitz Whether the bread is white, rye, or whole wheat, a sandwich isn’t a sandwich without the filling between the slices. If you’re in the appropriately named “Sandwich Generation,” that means you’re an adult who’s carrying multiple caregiving responsibilities – most often trying to balance your children’s needs with …
