Download or read book One Caregiver s Journey written by Eleanor Gaccetta and published by . This book was released on 2024-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a caregiver or about to become a caregiver? If so, One Caregiver's Journey is a MUST read. This book is a snapshot into the realities of the challenges and changes of being a sole caregiver over a period of a decade. It is a treasure trove of stories, information, and suggestions to make caregiving less of a challenge. One moment you will be laughing, and the next you will be reaching for a tissue. It is a journal and an honest look at the rewards and hardships of the author's experience. Being a sole caregiver and living in virtual isolation until her mother's passing, the author openly shares her experiences of reintegrating back into a world that had passed her by after a decade. Learn the obstacles she navigated with driving through town, eating in restaurants, to movie theaters, to shopping in the mall after a 10-year hiatus. Reading this book, you will feel as though you are in the author's living room as she tells her story.
Download or read book The Unexpected Journey of Caring written by Donna Thomson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Judy Woodruff, The Unexpected Journey of Caring is a practical guide to finding personal meaning in the 21st century care experience. Personal transformation is usually an experience we actively seek out—not one that hunts us down. Becoming a caregiver is one transformation that comes at us, requiring us to rethink everything we once knew. Everything changes—responsibilities, beliefs, hopes, expectations, and relationships. Caregiving is not just a role reserved for “saints”—eventually, everyone is drafted into the caregiver role. It’s not a role people medically train for; it’s a new type of relationship initiated by a loved one’s need for care. And it’s a role that cannot be quarantined to home because it infuses all aspects of our lives. Caregivers today find themselves in need of a crash course in new and unfamiliar skills. They must not only care for a loved one, but also access hidden community resources, collaborate with medical professionals, craft new narratives consistent with the changing nature of their care role, coordinate care with family, seek information and peer support using a variety of digital platforms, and negotiate social support—all while attempting to manage conflicts between work, life, and relationship roles. The moments that mark us in the transition from loved one to caregiver matter because if we don’t make sense of how we are being transformed, we risk undervaluing our care experiences, denying our evolving beliefs, becoming trapped by other’s misunderstandings, and feeling underappreciated, burned out, and overwhelmed. Informed by original caregiver research and proven advocacy strategies, this book speaks to caregiving as it unfolds, in all of its confusion, chaos, and messiness. Readers won’t find well-intentioned clichés or care stereotypes in this book. There are no promises to help caregivers return to a life they knew before caregiving. No, this book greets caregivers where they are in their journey—new or chronic—not where others expect (or want) them to be.
Download or read book The Caregiving Journey Information Guidance Inspiration written by Debbie Howard and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world is currently experiencing a global Caregiving Crisis. If you, like so many others, are increasingly concerned about your loved one's needs as they age, then ask yourself the following questions: How does your loved one see their life playing out? Where do they want to live as they age (in their own home vs. assisted living)? What kind of health do they aspire to be in? What kinds of activities do they want to engage in? If and when your loved one can no longer live independently, what is their preference (i.e., paid in-home help, assisted living or nursing facility)? Is their preference realistic considering their financial situation, and if not, what are the feasible alternatives? The Caregiving Journey goes far beyond the basics of wills and logistical funeral plans-basics many people have in place (especially where children are involved). Rather, you'll be guided and supported to create a well-thought-out plan for those three, five or even 10 or more years when your loved one needs your help because they can no longer live on their own. With the inspiration, practical steps, support, and tools provided inside these pages, you'll be well-equipped to guide your family members and loved ones to the end of their lives with love, ease and grace.Bringing together her 30+ years as a professional market analyst and her personal experience as a live-in caregiver for her mom, author Debbie Howard has integrated her experiences-along with the journeys of over 200 other caregivers-into this book to help you choose your best way forward. Learn more at www.theCaregivingJourney.com.
Download or read book A Caregiver s Journey written by Karen L. Twichell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Someone will be introduced to the world of caregiving for each and every new patient. Add thousands of AIDS, stroke, heart disease and Alzheimer's cases and you discover that there is an entire community of caregivers who have many of the same fears and concerns as the patients they care about. Patients become the immediate focus of attention by their medical team and by their families the minute they receive the diagnosis. They are bombarded with information about their disease, about treatment and about support groups. They are offered books and pamphlets and tapes and group sessions. Who is there to help the caregiver? Those who land the job of primary caregiver often have no experience in nursing, no knowledge of the medical jargon, and are prepared with nothing more substantial than their love for the patient. A Caregiver's Journey addresses both the practical and emotional issues facing the family. Many books and pamphlets recognize the caregiver but focus on the patient. This is a practical and helpful guide focusing on the specific concerns of the caregiver.
Download or read book The Caregiving Journey Information Guidance Inspiration written by Debbie Howard and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our world is currently experiencing a global Caregiving Crisis. If you, like so many others, are increasingly concerned about your loved one's needs as they age, then ask yourself the following questions: How does your loved one see their life playing out? Where do they want to live as they age (in their own home vs. assisted living)? What kind of health do they aspire to be in? What kinds of activities do they want to engage in? If and when your loved one can no longer live independently, what is their preference (i.e., paid in-home help, assisted living or nursing facility)? Is their preference realistic considering their financial situation, and if not, what are the feasible alternatives? The Caregiving Journey goes far beyond the basics of wills and logistical funeral plans-basics many people have in place (especially where children are involved). Rather, you'll be guided and supported to create a well-thought-out plan for those three, five or even 10 or more years when your loved one needs your help because they can no longer live on their own. With the inspiration, practical steps, support, and tools provided inside these pages, you'll be well-equipped to guide your family members and loved ones to the end of their lives with love, ease and grace.Bringing together her 30+ years as a professional market analyst and her personal experience as a live-in caregiver for her mom, author Debbie Howard has integrated her experiences-along with the journeys of over 200 other caregivers-into this book to help you choose your best way forward. Learn more at www.theCaregivingJourney.com.
Download or read book Life With Clara written by Michele Bertamini and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of one caregiver that started off with the desire to help a loved one through a very trying time. The emerging emotions, very conflicting at times, made this journey difficult at times, very rewarding and satisfying at other times.
Download or read book Life s Journey written by Wayne Feilke and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Caregivers Journey written by Mel Pohl and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first to address the special needs of the caregiver, this book helps the friend, family member, or health care professional work through their feelings, understand the common stages in caring for the chronically ill, and develop tools for acceptance.
Download or read book A Caregiver s Journey You Are Not Alone written by Linda S. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The demands upon aduly children with aging parents can impact our physical, mental and emotional health almost to the breaking point. There are a lot of resources available for caregivers, but few as honest and from the heart as A Caregiver's Journey. This isn't a job we trained for, and at times we just need to be told it's okay to vent our frustrations - this book gives you that permission. Linda has a unique ability to combine common sense with humor while teaching us all valuable lessons in survival.
Download or read book Enrich Your Caregiving Journey written by Margery Pabst and published by . This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Care for the Caregiver written by Cynthia Hill and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the population ages, it is increasingly likely one will find himself or herself in the role of caregiver of someone elderly, chronically ill, or with a disability. Although it is a role many are unprepared for, it is one that is assumed out of love, necessity, or a combination of both. Now that you are a caregiver, what do you do? Author Cynthia Hill knows the fear and uncertainty you feel from firsthand experience. In Care for the Caregiver: Comfort and Encouragement for the Journey, Hill discusses topics important to caregivers. You will learn about the importance of respite care, stressors faced by caregivers, getting through the daily routine of caregiving, and how others can help caregivers. She shares how to handle the inevitable difficult decisions caregivers must make. Hill also explains how and why you need to depend on God, the ultimate caregiver. There is a list of suggested hymns that can give you the spiritual uplift needed on those days when you feel youve reached the end of your rope. A list of resources is provided for those who need additional assistance in a specific area. It takes preparation and perseverance to accomplish what has been set before you. But with the information found in Care for the Caregiver: Comfort and Encouragement for the Journey, you can find peace, confidence, and assurance that you can handle the challenges of caregiving with the application of practical informationand Gods help.
Download or read book The Journey That Matters written by Jodie Lightener and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journey That Matters, which includes stories about caregiving, is a how-to and how-not-to manual for caregivers. It is the poignant, enlightening, and sometimes disturbing account of a mother and daughter struggling with the bonds of old age and infirmity. This book evokes tears and laughter, but most important it gives extra insight needed for the tough journey ahead. It stands as tangible proof that anyone going through this ordeal is not alone. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REVIEW FROM JANUARY 2016 MENSA BULLETIN MAGAZINE: Jodie Lightener has written a memoir with a purpose. She details the history of the last two and a half years of her mother's life. She watched her mother change from a vital, active and clear thinking woman to, after a stroke, a struggling nursing home resident. She wished she'd had a "how-to" manual, so she wrote one for us. Although she tells us about caring for an aging parent, the lessons she learned during those two-plus years are applicable to situations where one cares for a spouse, an adult child or a friend. She covers a wide range of issues in her eleven well-written chapters. And although the chapter titles are humorous, the chapters themselves are straightforward as she shares her experience dealing with the transitions in her and her mother's lives.
Download or read book Weary Joy The Caregiver s Journey written by Kim Marxhausen and published by Concordia Publishing House. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, as diagnoses of dementia rise concurrent to an aging population, increasing healthcare costs and the availability and affordability of long-term care facilities place additional burdens on family members of those who have dementia. More and more, individuals are caring for long ones - parents, spouses, siblings - at home for longer periods of time, and for many, the burden of caregiving can seem almost as heavy as the disease itself. Weary Joy is written specifically for caregivers. Featuring short chapters, pragmatic information, and prayers that encourage, offer hope, and even share a little humor, Weary Joy will remind readers of God's grace and Jesus' care as they discover ways to develop resilience and endurance to navigate the ups and downs of caregiving.
Download or read book Journey of a Lifetime written by Jane Meier Hamilton and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2010-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring, encouraging, comforting...this self-care guidebook gives readers practical, no-cost solutions for their problems with caregiver stress. Stories, professional advice, questionnaires, activities and discussion questions help guide readers on their caregiver journey.
Download or read book Caregiving written by Eliot Landon and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are caring for a parent, spouse, or friend who has a terminal neurological disease or old age. For many of us it is a labor of love and the most challenging experience of our lives. You want to know what's ahead and how you will get through it. The stories in Caregiving, Journey to a New Horizon will comfort you. The book shows how other caregivers have persevered and survived. It describes the challenges that lie ahead and how you can cope. It is full of real-life stories written by caregivers. They describe how they felt, from early awareness that something was wrong through failing health and death. The stories are divided into chapters organized around six phases of caregiving. Caregiving: Journey to a New Horizon also should be read by anyone who may become a caregiver and for all of us who will someday need one. It will also help health care providers understand what caregivers are going through and help them give attention to caregivers' needs.
Download or read book Reflections on the Spiritual Journey of Caregivers written by Carol Powell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Caregiver s Journey written by Pamela S Showalter and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caregiver's Journey: A Roadmap for Navigating Your Path What began as an effort to manage stress through journaling, The Caregiver's Journey chronicles five years the authors spent caring for a loved one who lived hundreds of miles away. Realizing their hard-earned lessons could help smooth the path of those in similar situations, The Caregiver's Journey serves as a roadmap for anyone navigating the role of caregiver. The chronological narrative, interspersed with tips and recommendations, helps readers better understand their path as caregivers, while its 11 Tables and six Appendices expand upon critical topics. * Chapter "Take Aways" Reinforce Tips From The Narrative * Detailed Information About Costs of Care * Coping Tools For Caregiver Fatigue, Stress, And Burnout * Tips For Patient Advocacy During Hospitalizations * Six Appendices Provide Quick Refernce Guidance
