long-distance caregiving

Who Will Be Your Caregiver? I Know Who Won’t Be Mine

Posted on 01/3/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Your LifeI usually write about other people, but indulge me a minute. I have been a long-distance family caregiver for 12 years straight (father, mother, mother-in-law) and in the future, I will likely need and want a family caregiver myself. My three kids are spread out across the country (Florida, California, New York), but I thought not for long. For the last year, my son and his wife have said they planned to move to Boston from the West Coast. (They …

A Promise to Help Caregivers

Posted on 12/5/2012 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Your LifeYou know those New Year’s Resolutions we make?  To be kinder, break a bad habit, save money, stress less, travel more, lose weight, exercise, work harder? Is helping a family caregiver ever on your list? The national Lotsa Helping Hands has decided to speed up New Year’s resolutions with a campaign they have launched. Its purpose: have people begin to think about how they can lighten the load for a caregiver (and/or care recipient) in 2013. To keep folks on the …