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As a health care provider, I’ve lost more patients than I care to think about, during this pandemic. Within the first year, many nursing homes and assisted living facilities lost 40-50% of their patient population. We were no exception. April and May of 2020 served up our first taste of the devastation. COVID-19 ran […]
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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 […]
When being a caregiver, you will be faced with countless difficult decisions, some seemingly impossible. Some even paralyzing. What I want to encourage you to do is to embrace the paralysis. I know that sounds crazy, but hear me out. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines paralysis as the loss of the ability to move. That’s right…FREEZE! DON’T […]
Greetings! I was thinking about how the Fruits of the Spirit equip us to give care gracefully, but I didn’t think I could do the topic justice. So, I asked my wonderful husband, Minister Ryan Turnage, to share with you all on this subject and he was gracious enough to do so. I truly enjoyed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Caregiving can be challenging, stressful, and draining, but it can also be rewarding, joyful, and sometimes downright funny. In between showers, doctor’s appointments, and pill planners, remember to laugh. As the saying goes, sometimes laughter is the best medicine. I’ve collected and created a few memes to give you a chuckle or 2 today.
