Caring for an elderly loved one is a noble task that family members around the globe face daily. Love dictates that the care rendered be administered with true compassion and diligence. Yet, we are living, loving, fallible human beings seeking to deliver care that often requires that we empty ourselves, exposing our limitations and punctuating our faults.
By sharing the art of the caregiving, it my earnest desire to help someone (personally and professionally) who may find themselves in my shoes. Hind side, I wish I had given myself permission to feel and act, without apology when I honestly did not want to be a caregiver. Realizing now, it was those moments in time when I should have walked…no run away to regroup as mommy’s health and my duties became more challenging. The honor to care my mommy will forever be…Honor!
Caregivers are angels on our planet. The selfless act of participating in another’s personal, emotional, and health needs is an honorable act. However, there is much more to the caregiving experience past the activities of daily living, such as cooking, bathing, dressing, paying bills, shopping, and providing transportation. What about the business side of caregiving? What about the essential documents that share vital statistics and personal information on the care recipient? I know we live in a technological society but having access to critical information housed in one place during a stressful period is essential. The Black Book Repository is a necessary book.
The Black Book Program is designed is prepare caregivers to become proactive and organized in the caregiving experience
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I am your Proactive Caregiver Advocate.
It will be an honor and privilege to speak at your event. The topics on caregiver need, and caregiving supports are huge. Family caregiving is a new perspective of accountability, often with limited knowledge of what comes. Caring for loved ones has increasingly settled in the laps of family and close friends, often ill-prepared to take on the role.
Informal caregivers are in high demand. In part because most people cannot afford paid caregiver support. With the proper guidance and support, informal caregivers can handle the role while embracing the experience. As a speaker, I dispel the myth associated with caregiving as only bathing, dressing, feeding and bedtime. While there are countless tools and resources available to assist those caring for loved ones, the utilization of the many available services remains untapped.
My goal is to support new, current, and evolving needs of the caregiver experience and assist to make the care of someone less stressful. I offer tips and resource guidance along with my Black Book Journal program that assists to ensure vital and important documents are in one place for easy access and sharing with family and healthcare practitioners. If you are a caregiver looking for support, let me help you!
Dr. Cynthia J. Hickman, is Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate. I am an Author, Educator, Speaker, Consultant. As a registered nurse by profession, one would think caring for a loved one in the home would be simple. One would think my expertise as a nurse well-equipped me. Yes, my nursing career provided guidance, but 24/7 care in the home uncovered more than staying on top of activities of daily living(ADL).
