by Anne Bogardus, Founder and Former Caregiver
Author: Anne Bogardus, (Founder and former caregiver)Caring for elderly, and often ill, parents leaves little time to make sure we are maintaining our own health. It can be a real challenge to do things for ourselves, but ignoring our own basic needs doesn’t...
by Anne Bogardus, Founder and Former Caregiver
Author: Anne Bogardus, Founder (and former caregiver)This video expresses something many caregivers I’ve heard from experience—and it is very close to my own story as well.Rosemary Lichtman of Comforting Home Care in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania found three ways of coping...
by Anne Bogardus, Founder and Former Caregiver
Author: Anne Bogardus, Founder (and former caregiver)If you’ve been the caregiver for an aging parent, you know it’s a hard job, but did you know that it affects you physically as well as emotionally? Kathryn Doyle, writing for Reuters, reported on a Canadian study...
by Anne Bogardus, Founder and Former Caregiver
What’s the last thing on your caregiver to-do list? Author: Anne Bogardus, (Founder and former caregiver) If you’re anything like me, it’s anything that has to do with taking care of yourself. That’s not always an easy thing to prioritize since the needs of an elderly...
by Anne Bogardus, Founder and Former Caregiver
Author: Anne Bogardus, Founder and former caregiver Losing a parent is never easy, and when you’ve been a caregiver to them for any length of time, the loss can be even more keenly felt. Losing a parent suddenly is hard–my mom became ill and died within...
by Anne Bogardus, Founder and Former Caregiver
The loss of a parent is a milestone transition in anyone’s life. When my mom died on September 10, 2011 at the age of 88, it was a sudden, heartbreaking loss. I didn’t have much time to grieve, though, because my dad, who suffered from dementia and could...
