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Helene Moore

I have now dedicated my life to supporting caregivers

posted 01/16/2009, comments (2)

Adopt A Caregiver

Adopt A Caregiver is a program where communities are inspired to be aware of caregivers in their own community, and befriend them. Either by email, or phone, just connect and offer to listen, to understand what it's like to stand in their shoes. Together wecan wipe away some of the caregivers tears. Give the gift that lasts forever and costs... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

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posted 06/26/2006, comments (0)

Putting Your Foot Down, With Compassion

As a columnist, I get many questions about people feeling alone. They wonder if they are the only people dealing with an issue. Nearly always, I can cite examples – often from my own life – to help them realize they are part of a fellowship. That, to me, is the inherent value of storytelling, of sharing our lives with people who are in... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 06/14/2006, comments (0)

Minding Our Elders Together: Joining a Community of Caregivers

"Torn between love and exhaustion; dedication and guilt." These words, from the prologue of my caregiving support book, Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories, sum up the emotions that rage through caregivers, daily. We’re on alert – 24/7. We dread the calls that summon us to emergency rooms or worse.... Read more Chevron

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