Real talk for caregivers. Celebrating successes. Solidarity in sorrow.
Millennials take a lot of flak from the generations that came before them. It’s sort of the modus operundi, older generations look at younger generations and shake their heads in disdain. I’m not one of those people. In fact, Millennial living sounds pretty awesome to me as a caregiver. Millennials are highly educated, focused on […]
Read MoreDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning, I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure fore more information. When you have two forever hungry children, as well as duties as wife, mother, employee, and caregiver –cooking, and the tasks […]
Read MoreY’all! It’s time for fall ball – World Series season to be more precise. For baseball fans – presumably that’s all Americans (me, now?) since baseball is “America’s pastime” as my darling husband likes to say repeatedly during the final games – there is no better time of the year. For an Astros fan, like […]
Read MoreOne of the biggest challenges caregivers face is when a condition progresses to the point of needing specialized equipment to help our person retain independence, comfort, and safety. Depending on the condition, your person may be in need of a variety of specialized equipment – and none of it is cheap. Even with insurance, deductibles, […]
Read MoreI’m part of the sandwich generation. And if you’re reading this, and caring for a spouse or parent(s) while raising children, you’re in this club too. It’s an exclusive club none of us ever wanted to be part of, but here we are. So the question is, what part of the sandwich are we? I […]
Read MoreDisclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning, I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Please read my disclosure fore more information. Let me start by reminding everyone – I’m not a doctor, I can’t/won’t diagnose your conditions, I leave that work to […]
Read MoreEveryone is watching the most adorable video of Reese Witherspoon learning about TiKTok (no, this is not a tiny orange flavored candy) from her even more adorable son who literally “can’t even” with his mom. But nobody is talking about me living out one of my fan-girl dreams of having a conversation with Montel Williams […]
Read MoreDoctor appointments. Many of them. Different specialists. Different offices. Sometimes in the same day or week. It comes with the territory of being a caregiver for someone with a chronic condition, but it isn’t any less overwhelming. There are two kinds of doctor visits. Doctor visits for discovery and doctor visits for follow up – […]
Read MoreBeing young and married usually comes with an expectation that children will follow. I’m going to be honest, in those first couple of years after darling’s diagnosis, I felt pretty unsteady in my own capabilities to manage being a caregiver and a mother. I still feel pretty unsteady much of the time – but when […]
Read MoreSpring Break was supposed to be a week full of fun activities with the kids. My parents were visiting from Toronto, the kids were off from school and I had taken several days off myself. We did lots of fun things – but on the Friday of Spring Break week, our littlest little started complaining […]
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Juggle. Hustle. Repeat. 