Back in the 's a friend of mine in the music business worked with legendary artist James Brown Years later my friend encountered the soul singer again and remarked You haven't changed in years With a huge smile James Brown responded If You've Got Your Hair and Your Teeth You're Alright While our hair supply or lack thereof may be genetic we can however address the needs of our teeth Recently visiting my dentist I had an interesting conversation with the hygienist Well actually she talked I sounded a lot like Mmmdfh Dpohhs OPPPD As caregivers we should never underestimate [... more]

A lot of candidates running for President advocate Medicare for All as part of their platform While Medicare itself is a decent program I spend a little time discussing the realities of dealing with Medicare from a customer service standpoint Gracie and I both had to call Medicare for a significant issue Getting bounced around from department to department we logged over four hours on the phone one day and another minutes the next It's still not resolved as of this posting with another hours logged Imagine your best day at the DMV That's what happens when government is the [... more]

Yes I know it feels like the snowplow driver is listening to Lawrence Welk while we listen to Led Zepplin but in winter weather the safest place is often the place where you feel it's going maddeningly slow That also applies to our journey as caregivers We find that we must move at a pace we can't control and just like trying to pass a snowplow we run the risk of getting hurt if we try to circumvent A friend once told me Families move at the speed of their slowest members When serving as a caregiver the pace car [... more]

Holidays can be difficult for so many caregivers Valentine's Day is one that brings an even deeper pain for caregivers of an impaired loved one who no longer recognizes them or can participate in the relationship In our show's Caregiver Tip of the Day segment sponsored by AARP of TN here is a way that those caregivers can honor that special love [... 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]

From our radio show Features Caregiver Tip of the Day Today's Senior Moment The Count of Mighty Disco John Butler Special Guest Elizabeth Miller of HappyHealthyCaregiver com HHCaregiver Discussing her journey and her work to help family caregivers Also check out the Caregiving Conference in Nov https www caregiving com ncc [... more]

From December Caregiver tip of the day P A U S E Today's Senior Moment Interview with a social worker to help provide tips when selecting a social worker www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

From Sunday November Caregiver tip of the day Own Your Mistakes Today's Senior Moment Stay on Message Dealing with holiday stress Special Guest Jackie Shepherd [... more]

HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER Sept Features Caregiver Tip of the Day Today's Senior Moment Callers and the Count of Mighty Disco himself show producer John Butler [... more]