Tips for Caregivers
When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer – How Husbands Can Help Sick Wives
If your wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you may feel helpless as a husband. Have no fear, as there are ways husbands can help sick wives. These caregiving tips are from two men whose wives coped with breast cancer. Both men wrote books about their experience, and both offer valuable tips for being a good [...]
12Mar2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
Reducing Caregiver Stress – Tips for Taking Care of Elderly or Ill Parents
If you’re taking care of elderly parents or an ill loved one, you may feel stressed as a caregiver. These tips for reducing caregiver stress are from freelance writer, editor, teacher, former caregiver, and author of You Want Me To Do WHAT? – Journaling for Caregivers – B. Lynn Goodwin.
“Caregiver stress can be degrading and [...]
28Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 8 comments | Continued
How to Hire a Caregiver – Tips for Family Members
If you have elderly or ill parents or family members, you may need to hire a caregiver for extra support (live in, or live out). These caregiving tips are from Bonnie Schroeder, Director of Caregiving at VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) Canada.
“I’ve found through my work with caregivers and providers that there is an assumption that [...]
26Oct2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | Continued
8 Ways to Decrease Caregiver Stress
These eight ways to decrease caregiver stress will help you take better care of yourself and your loved ones. Coping with caregiver stress will make you more physically and emotionally healthy, and give you energy for the long haul!
“Do you find it hard to ask for help? Do you do everything yourself?” asks Peggy Collins, a speaker, trainer and author of [...]
13Nov2008 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
