- For Care Givers A Pinch of Joy

Stormy Weather – Part 1

The first summer after Wheels stopped walking, and then became silent, was an active tornado season. . . . . . . Justin and Charlene discussed what to do if the tornado siren went off. Their homes always had a basement and that was where one went when tornado sirens sounded. It was easy to […]

Adrift

Hearing the diagnosis of your loved one’s incurable disease makes you numb. The words change your world in an instant. Disbelief freezes you. Seems like you are sitting in a small boat bobbing in the ocean waves As you watch your cruise ship sail over the horizon. No amount of screaming, flailing, or cursing […]

How to choose a bathroom grab bar

Grab bars in Charlene’s 38” x 45” primary water closet. They prevented a disastrous fall when she stepped onto the tile floor she did not know was wet! Right one was installed at height of 35” from floor which suited Wheels height. Safety First This is by far the most common question that I am […]

Our Purpose

Often there is no choice about caregiving.

Someone is diagnosed with a serious disease with treatment and recovery in the unkown future. Someone else is diagnosed with a progressive disease that can only get worse. And all sorts of scenarios in between — all of which requires help. Most often, care falls to the person who lives with them – a spouse, a child, a grandchild. A family may provide space for their loved one to move into their home or choose to move in with their relative. Others try to continue a career and care for their loved one. There are 53 million American adults who care for a spouse, elderly parent or relative, or special-needs child in their home.

Caregiving is most likely one of the hardest things you will ever do. If you deeply love the person for whom you are caring, have had a great relationship and they treat you well. . . . it’s still likely to be hard, exhausting and taxing. If you were abused, had a shaky relationship all along, or your person has always been mean, sarcastic and controlling . . . it is likely not going to change and caregiving will be even more difficult. Caregiving will be different for everyone based on their own particular circumstances.