As we age our hopes and dreams do not fade away. How cool is it to have the job title “Dream Maker”? This is the hat Amy Safran of Second Wind Dreams® wears. Hearing Amy talk about the Dreams program is to be swept along in her joy and enthusiasm for the work of this organization. Amy, P.K. Beville (founder), and the rest of the Second Wind Dreams® staff are on a … [Read more...]
Nursing Home Volunteers Bring Joy with Birthday and Holiday Gifts
The Adopt A Senior Organization If you sit down to talk with Adopt A Senior founder Annye Cohen, you had better buckle your seatbelt. You are in for fast, joyous ride, as her enthusiasm for this work spills out in stories of residents she has met, the organizations beginnings and her dreams for the future. Add Bill Cowen, Treasurer and Meagan Conway, Communications Director, … [Read more...]
Caregivers: Can Nutritional Supplements Help With Your Stress?
How can Vitamin C, B complex, Calcium and Magnesium supplements help your stress? One key component to being a caregiver is to is manage your stress levels. If you are caring for loved ones and are overwhelmed physically and emotionally, the stress can lead to chronic illness. Physiologically, chronic stress can generate changes in immune function, hormonal changes, and … [Read more...]
Get Help Paying for Prescription Drugs
Financial help is available if you can't afford your medication. Grant monies are one way in which our aging loved ones can receive financial help for medication. In a recent blog, I shared how upset my father was when he could not remember if he had re-applied to fund the co-pay for his macular degeneration shots. (Caregiver Burnout: When your parents become like … [Read more...]
Treat Your Aging Parents As Adults, With Love and Respect
When Parents Become More Like Your Child Not long after dad's hospital release, he looked at me panicked and almost in tears. He could not remember if he had re-applied for the grant that paid for his macular degeneration shots. Seeing my strong father scared, overwhelmed and so quickly reduced to tears broke my heart. Jump to Lessons Learned Coping with Problems Physical … [Read more...]