During an October vacation another battle with chronic pain forced me to spend the first few days recovering in our room My mood became as overcast as the sky When I finally ventured out to enjoy sightseeing at a nearby lighthouse with my husband gray clouds blocked much of our view Still I snapped a few photos of the shadowy mountains and dull horizon Later disappointed because a downpour tucked us in for the night I skimmed through our digital pictures Gasping I handed my husband the camera ldquo A rainbow rdquo Focused on the gloominess earlier I rsquo d [... more]

It's a very short step from 'I don't want to live like that' to 'No one should live like that ' We need more protection for people - Nancy Valko www nancyvalko com Palliative and Hospice care continue to confuse so many caregivers While some programs offer amazing and beneficial services to families others seem to be detrimental Involving the Govt seems to give a stamp of approval of something but is it what it says it is How can we know Nancy Valko called HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on Sirius XM's Family Talk Channel to discuss this Transcript of [... more]

All too many caregivers judge themselves without mercy - all we see are our mistakes But if we're going to judge ourselves and I don't recommend that we do let's at least judge ourselves fairly That means if we berate ourselves for our performance record then we need to also judge ourselves by our attendance record - which is flawless We keep showing up Now once we've established that showing up has value let's see if we can't work on showing up without feeling miserable [... more]