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From The Editor |
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An Interview with Lonnie Ali
Lonnie Ali is the wife
of heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a Parkinson’s disease
caregiver and a tireless national caregiving advocate. Gary Barg, Editor in
Chief, recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with this
champion for family caregivers.
Gary
Barg: It’s impossible to talk
about Mohammad Ali and not talk about positive thinking. What role
do you think attitude plays in the well-being of a caregiver of
someone living with Parkinson’s disease?
Lonnie Ali:
It’s important for all caregivers to keep a very positive attitude
and to realize that this is a disease that can be managed. It’s not
something you have to be afraid of; the more you know, the more
empowered you become. If you have a positive attitude, you can put
things into perspective and actually become a better caregiver.
Keeping a positive outlook on things, and trying to convey that to
the Parkinson’s patient as well, is extremely important in the
management of this illness....continued
Check out our
Parkinson’s Special Section in this month’s
Today’s Caregiver magazine
Take
care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Feature Article
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Volunteers in Medicine:
A Culture of Caring
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By Kristine Dwyer, Staff Writer
Dr. Randle of Mississippi spent his career as
a physician in internal medicine until his
retirement two years ago. During this time,
Randle saw a growing need in his community to
support the medical care needs of those who were
uninsured due to self-employment, low-wage jobs
and the high costs of medical insurance. He
found that many individuals had no access to
preventative care and were avoiding treatment at
the point of serious illness, which ultimately
led them to larger health crises...continued
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Guest Column
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Caregiver Guilt
By
Dorothy Womack
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The role of a
caregiver at home is usually accompanied by varying degrees
of guilt. This happens regardless of our effectiveness, as
it seems to be virtually impossible to care for our loved
ones and simultaneously face the realities that we will
inevitably lose them. Most of us eventually confront not
only the loss of our loved ones, but the guilt that we could
have done more, should have known better, would have done
differently in retrospect. This increases not only our
guilt, but our grief as well....continued
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Caretips
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Holiday, Gifts and Stress
By
Jude Roberts, Staff Writer Even if you’re not a caregiver, the
threat of the holidays being right around the corner
strikes instant fear, terror and major stress into the
hearts of almost everyone. However, there is hope for
caregivers to enjoy the holiday season and still make it
a special time for their loved one as well. The key is
to pace yourself, as well as to help your loved one do
the same, so that neither of you will feel completely
drained, depressed or overwhelmed, especially during
such a special time of year. Here are some suggestions
that may help you both survive the holidays: ... .continued
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Sharing Wisdom - Caregiver Tips
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From John in Texas
Stay yourself. Keep your goal in mind and just do what
you can and save something else to do for tomorrow.
You cannot do this alone so get help where you can. Make
time for yourself so you do not drain your emotions and your
health. Sometime you need to just let go and let God do
things.
From Kristin in Minnesota
I work as a caregiver educator. At a recent family
meeting, a caregiver was feeling isolated and depressed. A
daughter suggested that the caregiver make a list of
everyone that they could call on the phone, or email who
could help lift the caregiver's spirits. The caregiver did
this. We met individually a couple of months later and I
asked how the list was working for the caregiver. The
caregiver stated that just having the list and knowing that
they were cared about by all those people and could contact
them at any time made them not feel so isolated, and in fact
felt supported. Another tip from this family - they set a
schedule of daily support from the children. One calls on
the way to work in the morning and the other stops in almost
every afternoon. This helps both parents and keeps everyone
more connected.
The best ideas and solutions for taking care of your
loved one often come from other caregivers. Please post your ideas
and insights and we will share them with your fellow caregivers.
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