Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!
Caregivers: Here is a Quote Martin Luther King, Jr., Left Us to Ponder: “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t’ have to make your subject and verb agree to serve … You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by […]
Caregivers-, Ears, Earwax and Eldercare
Topic: Caregivers-, Ears, Earwax and Eldercare There was a point when I would call mommy and she would be slow to answer. “Mommy, what are ya watching on TV?” There would be no answer. “MOMMY, why are you ignoring me?” Reply: “I you saying something, but I could not make out all of what you […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!
Topic: COVID-19 & Vaccinations in Seniors COVID-19! Yes, I went there! What one believes in, one share! I wish mommy, my Queen, were still with us and be able to take a picture of her getting her COVID-19 vaccination. WOW, she would be 101 years young! My years with her are over. I turn my […]
Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!
Topic: Caregivers, Multi-Tasking and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) Caregivers are jugging an array of activities and duties. They cover the gamut of areas, like work, schools, children, and home obligations while caring for a loved one. Lord knows; I did it for many years. During my caregiver journey, I worked and completed two degrees; […]
Burnout and Caregiving is a Real Thing!
Taking care of a loved one with physical ailments and medical conditions can be very taxing. Let us be honest; it is downright brutal, and if working alone, overwhelming! The daily activities aligned with caring from someone can be overwhelming, impacting every part of your being. As a caregiver, self-care must be practiced. I can […]
Do you have a safe place for important papers?
Do family members know where to find them? Who is in charge of your health and end of life affairs (if you cannot)? Preparing for the known and unknown is a topic that many are not interested in discussing. While taking care of my mother, the repeated lesson learned and one I share in my […]
When Is It Time to Take Away the Keys?
As a caregiver, you must be intentionally proactive in your subjective and objective reality. My mother told me in one conversation, the hardest thing about getting old was the lack of ability to do the things you have always done. She was referring to driving her car. Mommy did not learn to drive until my […]