Caregiver Support

Family caregivers often find that their social circles shrink over time, but these friends who become scarce are not necessarily “bad people.” More than likely, they simply don't know how to help a caregiver.

The much-anticipated book arrived a few days ago. Two hours later, I was well into this wonderful series of stories and poetry about caregiving.

Look around. Whom do you see? All across the world, in every country, we are there. We are the caregivers. Yet we are alone.

Becoming a caregiver for the one you love will change your life. Despite your best and greatest efforts, things will never be the same.

When my wife was diagnosed with Stage III cancer I knew our lives would never be the same. I'd been a caregiver once before, but this time would be much different.

Remember the saying "It takes a village to raise a child"? That is how I feel about living with a victim of Alzheimer's and dementia.

From one caregiver to another, you must develop ways to relieve your stress. Here's how to find what works best for you.

It can be hard to avoid passing judgement on other people whose elder care situations we don't fully understand. Keep these important points in mind before criticizing a fellow caregiver's decisions.

While caring for my husband with dementia I've learned that writing has helped Charlie and I express ourselves and cope with difficult emotions in a more productive way.

People taking care of elderly loved ones are often told to "just do your best." What does this well-intended advice really mean to a burnt out caregiver?

The caregiver's path is unpredictable, but we somehow seem to keep moving forward for the sake of our loved ones--even when things seem impossible.

Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis,whose career inspired the movie, "A League of Their Own," recently died. She inspired an entire generation of women.

New caregivers often encounter one crisis after another. Learn how to recognize when your life is in crisis and tips for empowering yourself

For caregivers, the difficult days and responsibilities seem endless. Embracing positive caregiving moments makes bad times tolerable.

Most people have very little understanding of what it truly means to be a caregiver, let alone how to support a caregiver. Sadly, even long-standing friendships can fall by the wayside as caregiving takes up more and more of one’s time and energy.

The dictionary defines a caregiver as “a person who takes care of an ill or disabled child or adult,” but this explanation falls short when it comes to describing these special people. Caregivers are angels here on Earth.

Everyone has an emotional calendar that influences how they feel about and approach certain times of the year. Awareness of these connections can allow you to break negative emotional patterns and develop and promote positive ones.

The longer you spend caring for someone, the more likely you are to experience negative emotions like resentment and caregiver guilt. Use this simple technique to help you prioritize positivity, self-care and flexibility on stressful days.

One of the most exhausting parts of being a caregiver, from my point of view, is that there's always the threat of an emergency that we are responsible to handle. We are literally on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The stigma attached to Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia can have varied and wide-ranging effects. The fear of judgment can be so great that nearly one in four people suffering from dementia try to hide their condition for as long as possible.