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 3 Things New Caregivers Need to Know… Wonderful post, Dorian. I remember how I was scolded by doctors stuck in…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on 3 Ideas To Ease Caregiver Stress Thanks for the tips, Dorian. Caregiver stress is such a huge issue that all tips are…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on 10 Self Help Tips for Depressed… Depression can kill the quality of life even if it doesn't kill the person…
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide, commented on Help for Depressed Caregivers Thanks for these important tips, Christine. Most of us who have been caregivers for…