Just about 17 months ago I had to have surgery on a valve in the blood vein in my leg. This is the second time a valve has failed in the same leg. The surgery site became infected with eight different bacteria and since then I have had to clean the site 1-2 times a…
If you don’t start
“If you don’t start somewhere, you’re gonna go nowhere.” – Bob Marley
Five Things Family Caregivers Need to Know About Family Leave
This article was copy and pasted from the National Alliance for Caregiving which posted it on 2/12/18, 5:03am and was originally posted by Forbes on February 7, 2018. This is a must read if you work and are a caregiver. “You typically can’t get time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to…
Cultivating Inner Clarity
When the world is in chaos, we can still have our own inner peace and maintain a sense of calm in a sea of unrest. BY MADISYN TAYLOR
Posted on 365 Caregiving Tip Facebook Page, 2/8/18, 5:55am
When you cannot spare one minute on anything other than caregiving and advocacy remember to breathe. This is probably the quickest tip from our book, 365 Caregiving Tips: Travel and Respite with the biggest payoff. Concentrating on your breathing will stave off panic when you are in the ER and don’t have answers yet. It…

