Winston Churchill stated We Are masters of unsaid words and slaves to those we let slip out As caregivers we live in a pressure cooker - and often spout of things we wish we could reclaim Sometimes we have to bit our tongues and learn to like the taste of blood In this opening monologue from the program I discuss this issue that affects everyone - it is the human condition - but we as caregivers can be exceptionally prone to this TRANSCRIPT there may be typos Welcome to Hope for the Caregiver here on American Family Radio This is [... more]

In a climber saw his last sunrise from the peak of Mount Everest He survived the dangerous ascent but the high altitude squeezed his heart and he passed away on the trek down One medical expert warns climbers not to think of the summit as their journey rsquo s end They must get up and down quickly remembering ldquo they rsquo re in the Death Zone rdquo David survived his dangerous climb to the top He killed lions and bears slew Goliath dodged Saul rsquo s spear and pursuing army and conquered Philistines and Ammonites to become king of the [... more]

Misdirected fight We seem to take on the wrong enemy We'll try to fight Alzheimer's We'll try to fight addiction We'll try to fight amputation We'll try to fight injury or illnesses we're not prepared equipped or in any way capable of doing My wife is a double amputee I cannot fight amputation But I can fight cholesterol I can fight being a jerk These are things I can fight How about you What can you fight What can you successfully wage war against in your life Maybe your child suffers from a devastating disease that is just beyond the [... more]