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Battling Depression by Helping Others

I was at the end of my rope. My twin boys were in their “terrible twos” and I…

A Take-Charge Caregiver Learns the Value of Asking for Help

I’m a take-charge person. My motto has always been “If it’s to be, then it’s up to me.”…

Are You Too Hard on Yourself as a Caregiver?

It isn’t easy to be an imperfect perfectionist. Despite your best-laid plans, dust can collect, dinner can come…

Are You a Hypervigilant Caregiver?

It’s easy to see how the demands of caregiving can lead to a state known as hypervigilance. Merriam-Webster…

A New Road, A Second Chance at Life

Content provided by Good Samaritan Society. In the video above, George Rosch talks about his new life’s purpose.…

A Hospice Nurse Finds Glimpses of Heaven in Caregiving

Lenora was dying. She was 54 and had inoperable cancer. She lay in bed on pillows surrounded by…

Addiction Claimed Her Son’s Life, But Not His Story

Seven years ago, my husband, Steve, and I lost our oldest son to a heroin overdose. Justin was…

Active Retirement: Volunteer Champion

Content provided by Good Samaritan Society. Marcie Palmer has been volunteering all her life and continues the habit…

8 Ways for Caregivers to Take Care of Themselves

My husband, Lee, and I were sitting in the doctor’s office, waiting to hear the results of a…

6 Lessons Learned Through Caregiving

No one usually selects “caregiving” as a major in college or pursues that track with the same intention…

6 Fun, Flexible and Fulfilling Unretirement Jobs

Emily Ireton Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada So many older people here in Regina, Saskatchewan, don’t have family nearby. It’s…

5 Ways to Be a Better Listener

Diane Stark was right to worry about her widowed mother-in-law. Research shows that social isolation takes a toll…

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