A Path Through The Storm

According to the latest figures from the CDC, approximately 1 million Americans are injured annually as a result of falling on ice and snow.

I'm Peter Rosenberg and as a caregiver for my wife for more than 35 years, I understand the importance of helping someone with a mobility impairment get in and out of the home safely, particularly in inclement weather. And that's why this winter I'm using HeatTrak. They're snow and ice melting mats that you just plug in and they provide you a safe walkway to your garage, to your mailbox, to your deck, to your business. Whatever the need, HeatTrak has a mat that will fit that need and make sure that you can get in safely during snow and ice.

You don't have to plow, you don't have to shovel, and you don't have to worry about falling because you're walking on something that is safe and secure and dry. This winter, let's stay out of the emergency room. Let's make sure we're safe. Go to HeatTrak.com. You know, these make a great gift as well. During inclement weather, let's stay out of the emergency room and enjoy the winter instead.

Go to HeatTrak.com. This is Peter Rosenberg and this is your caregiver minute. When storms loom, media outlets often show footage of people placing plywoods on homes and hunkering down. Caregiving is its own storm. Although sometimes receiving advance notice, caregiving can often descend like a tornado and last a lifetime. If cameras followed caregivers, many daily activities might resemble the frantic bustle of those boarding up homes and businesses. Imagine trying to build a five-year plan while simultaneously working to survive a hurricane.

Amazingly, many caregivers regularly attempt such a feat. While the aftermath of hurricanes usually bring clearer skies that allow rebuilding, the lengthy caregiving storm usually ends at a cemetery. And the path to rebuilding appears shrouded in confusion, despair, and even desolation.

Yet a path through and following the storm does exist. It's called endurance. The challenges of caregiving can forge a resilience and resolve that spills into every area of life. Faced with hardships, many lament, how do I get out of this?

Caregivers and others can instead change the question to what can I become through this? You know, entire marketing ads promote tempting versions of success that sadly ring hollow with time. Perseverance remains its own success while it stands the test of time. The Apostle Paul said it well in Romans 5, 3 through 4, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance and perseverance character and character, hope. This has been your caregiver minute with Peter Rosenberger brought to you by Standing with Hope, a ministry for the wounded and those who care for them. There's more information at standingwithhope.com.