Caregiving is an exhausting job, and it's easier to neglect your own health and needs when you are caring for an elderly loved one. However, in order to be a good caregiver, you also need to take time for yourself, both physically and emotionally, in order to live a happy life and provide good care.
In 2000, my parents moved back to West Texas after my mother’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worsened due to ozone levels and allergies in a major city in Central Texas. On the day they had the moving van in front of their house, I was driving off to start a new job in East Texas. Whereas we lived in the same subdivision in Central…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on Know your Seven Signs of Stress Thanks for the information on stress and how hard it is on our bodies, Christine. Very…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, posted Male Caregivers Need Unique Support Traditionally, most men have a harder time sharing feelings and emotions than women…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on Caregivers should be screened for… Thanks for this post, Christine. Most of us who are or have been long-term…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on Anxiety in Caregivers Thanks, Christine, for a good overview of anxiety in caregiving. It's something almost all of us…