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7 Comments NOT to Say to an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Hard as it may seem to imagine the charismatic Churchill ever stumbling when speaking; however, we are all at risk of saying something we later regret…
Author Rick Lauber Uses Book to Counsel Caregivers
Author Rick Lauber Uses Book to Counsel Caregivers
February 14th, 2014
Spruce Grove Examiner
5 Ways for Caregivers to Make This Year Better Than Last
Happy New Year! ‘Tis the time for many of us to look ahead and plan annual goals so as to work, live, feel and/or look better…
Changing Christmas Customs for Caregivers
It was a tradition for Dad to share a rendition of this seasonal poem with our family. My two sisters and I would gather around and hang on every word he uttered (I can still remember his soothing baritone voice)…
More Middle-Aged Canadians Taking Time Off Work to Care for Aging Loved Ones
More Middle-Aged Canadians Taking Time Off Work to Care for Aging Loved Ones
November 07th, 2013
Global News
Giving Away for National Family Caregiver Month
What should you do when your mother or father grows old? It’s the natural course of life, but so many children of aging parents are caught unprepared…
Holiday Caregiving and Helpful Books
Holiday Caregiving and Helpful Books
November 04th, 2013
Langley Today
Your Help to a Caregiver is Far More Valuable than Well-Meaning Words
When serving as a co-caregiver for both of my aging parents, I heard these, and many other similar statements routinely from others in my social and professional circles…
Continuing With Your Own Life After Another’s Life is Over: Rick Lauber’s Story
A loved one’s death can be traumatic and tragic. It can mark the end of a frequently challenging caregiving journey where family members and others will have provided help and support…
Reviews
Caregiver's Guide for Canadians
This book is a caregiver’s goldmine of information and shared experience. Any person who is or may be involved in being a part-time or full-time caregiver for a loved one, will be glad to be able to access this collection of valuable tips and must do’s to ease their way in doing this very difficult work while also making a life for themselves, (and family).
— Shirley K. Stevenson