For the Caregiver

What Can You Do?

  What do you say when a friend or loved one receives a potentially devastating diagnosis?  You probably have no idea, right? It is a common human reaction, this feeling of not knowing what to say.  You don’t want to…

Wellthy: The Future of Caregiving

The latest in family care: find out how Wellthy can help you. Are you a caregiver or know someone who is struggling with this overwhelming responsibility? No one trains you how to handle someone who needs specialized care, unless you…

How to Care for the Caregiver

    Sometimes it is hard to ask for help, or even to know what to ask for when you are in the midst of dealing with a serious illness.  There are several things you can do to help a caregiver…

How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep

When you are recovering from something serious, or just having a hard time sleeping, the nights can seem so long when you are unable to rest properly. From our own experience, try these tips for a better night's sleep. The…

Caregiver Spotlight

We ran across this article from AARP and felt it prudent to pass along to all of you angel caregivers out there. Meet the bipartisan lawmakers who are working together to champion the need of unpaid family caregivers,  by AARP's…

Caregiving Through Mindfulness

  If you take care of a loved one, you know how tough it can be and how it is easy to neglect your own needs. It's also hard to remember that the person you are caring for is still,…

Help for the Caregiver

If you are new to caregiving, you likely have no idea where to start or the resources that are available to you. Here's a handy guide from Harvard Medical School's HealthBeat to guide you in the right direction.   Being…

News + Info: CARE Act

   Learn how AARP is working to help Caregivers with new legislation: the CARE Act. Oklahoma is the first state to enact the CARE Act, legislation which "requires hospitals to notify the family caregiver if a loved one is to be…

A Story to Share: For the Caregiver

    We saw this story by author and journalist Sally Quinn that was published recently in the Washington Post. She's been there, so she knows of what she speaks.  Some of you do, too. Read on.   Love overcomes life’s…
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