She was in her mid-twenties. Her hand had been up for a
while before I was able to bring the microphone to her so
that she could ask a question of the expert panel at this
past Wednesday's Miami Fearless Caregiver Conference.
As she spoke, she started crying. Her mother had
recently fallen and broken her neck and she explained the
challenges she was having as a new caregiver, both mentally
and financially. Not to mention the challenges a caregiver
faces when a loved one is neither young nor old enough to
easily find services.
One panelist, Agustin Rodriguez from the Miami-Dade
Alliance for Aging immediately offered advice and
information and later the young woman asked me to direct her
to the table where his materials were displayed. But, what
I was most taken by was the abundance of information,
support and advice that came from her fellow caregivers in
the room, regardless of their own caregiving situation.
Some of the best advice she received was from the mother of
a disabled teenager, but she was also counseled by people
with loved ones much older than her 62 year old mother.
At the end of the day, one of the most important elements
of successful caregiving is learning to reach out to those
who are the greatest caregiving experts-your fellow
caregivers. This is important to do no matter where you meet
another family caregiver and regardless of the age, illness
or care situation with which they are dealing. I guarantee
you that you will be pleasantly surprised at what you learn
from them as well as what you are able to teach them.
Lesson learned.
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upcoming Fearless Caregiver Conference
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Feature Article |
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Protection From the Perils of Aging
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By Jessica Ashton, Staff Writer |
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The news isn’t good. According to
some experts, long-term care
insurance, around in various forms
since the 1970s, is too risky and
too expensive for most people. But
there are even more sobering facts. ....Continued
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By Jennifer Kay
When we think of grief, we generally
think of the process and feelings we
experience after someone dies. In
reality we begin this process on the
day someone we love is diagnosed
with a life threatening illness. ....Continued
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Guest Column |
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Comparing Simple Living Trusts And Wills
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By Michael
Palermo
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TThe
possibility of leaving assets
outright to minor children may
be the greatest disadvantage of
the simple Will. If the parents
die while the children are
minors, a guardian must be
appointed over the children's
inherited assets (and over the
kids themselves), and this is a
cumbersome form of property
ownership. ...Continued
(Do you have a story?
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Caretips |
Fighting Resistance From Seniors
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Peter Ganther
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Uprooting an elderly loved one and
moving them into your home is difficult enough, but add
to that the resistance you may receive, and the
caregiving becomes an all-encompassing activity
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Carenotes |
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I am the caregiver for my brother.
He will soon be 69 and he has
Medicare and insurance from his
retirement, but neither will pay
anything toward the cost of
incontinence supplies. He is not
eligible for Medicaid. After we pay
bills and buy food , we have no
money for anything else. He has
diabetes, dementia, and he has had
two strokes. Now he has developed
this severe incontinence problem of
the kidneys and the bowels. It is
extremely difficult to keep him
clean . If there are any resources
available that will help fund these
products, I would certainly
appreciate the information.
Thank you.
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