Entries by Stephanie Turnage

WHY HEARING LOSS IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN YOU THINK

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Quick Tip Guide for Caregivers

  Medical Disclaimer: The information on this site is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE READ ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.   The novel coronavirus named COVID-19 seems to […]

30 Day Self-Care Challenge

What better way to start the year, than with a 30-Day Self-Care Challenge? As a caregiver, it’s easy to get so wrapped up in caring for others, that you neglect yourself. I challenge you to recommit to caring for yourself this year. You would be surprised at how adding just a few simple tweaks to […]

A Prayer for Those Grieving

I was just sitting back thinking and praying, and I’ll admit, my heart has been a little heavy lately. I have mentioned before that my entire career in health care has been spent in oncology, hospice, and geriatric care. So, I’m no stranger to losing patients.  I remember when I worked full-time as a hospice […]

Best Alzheimer’s Gift Guide

Choosing the perfect gift for someone is hard. It gets even harder when you add in special challenges and circumstances. Let’s face it dementia changes people and things they once loved aren’t always practical or useful to them anymore. So I’ve created my Best Alzheimer’s Gift Guide. I go to several memory care units every […]

10 Powerful Caregiver Affirmations

Do you ever have a day that just seems to just keep spiraling further and further out of control? Maybe mom was up all night screaming and packing up all her belongs for the millionth time, or dad just fell for the 3rd time in 2 weeks and this time you can’t get him up […]