Help! I Can’t Poop!

My topic for today is medical alert systems.  I’m still doing some research on these, but I’ll share what I learned today. There are a few items which, as a caregiver, I found qualify, in my opinion, as indispensable.  A medical alert system is one of those items. Many of my patients used a medical […]

‘Tis the Season

The holiday season is now upon us and Christmas is about three weeks away; Hanukkah also is coming up.  And I have been feeling the need to re-visit a post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. My reason for this is that I’ve been noticing friends on Facebook are sharing with more frequency various […]

When the Caregiver Becomes Ill

Today’s post is in response to a question from a reader.  She asked, “What do you do when you are the only caregiver and you become ill?” I will begin by saying this is a very good question, and I happen to know this reader.  She is the primary caregiver for her husband; she did […]