Tired of waiting?

by Jane Meier Hamilton on October 9, 2012

 

I walked late this morning and was surprised that the bus hadn’t yet picked up the neighborhood kids.   Near one corner, I passed [click to continue…]

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Written by Jane Meier Hamilton

Jane Meier Hamilton MSN, RN, a nurse for 35 years and family caregiver for 20 years, founded Partners on the Path to help professional and family caregivers preserve their health, well-being and capacity to care. Read her book, The Caregiver’s Guide to Self-Care: Help for Your Caregiving Journey to learn sensible, effective ways to cope with your caregiver stress.

Seeking Balance

by Jane Meier Hamilton on September 14, 2012


Last Friday I boldly promised to practice what I preach: take time for self-care every day.  How am I doing?  That depends… [click to continue…]

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Written by Jane Meier Hamilton

Jane Meier Hamilton MSN, RN, a nurse for 35 years and family caregiver for 20 years, founded Partners on the Path to help professional and family caregivers preserve their health, well-being and capacity to care. Read her book, The Caregiver’s Guide to Self-Care: Help for Your Caregiving Journey to learn sensible, effective ways to cope with your caregiver stress.

A New Season

September 7, 2012

Monday was Labor Day and OMG, another birthday that begins with the number six! Summer is giving way to fall. On my walk this morning, September confirmed with unmistakable sights and sounds that I am enteing a new season.

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Reminder-to-Self

June 7, 2012

Thinking she could handle the stress, Mary Horton Sondag returned to her professional cargiver role shortly after moving to a new city and losing her best friend to cancer. When stress symptoms began, she recognized the need to protect herself from burnout.

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Most Beautiful People

May 3, 2012

Jane Meier Hamilton, inspired by an Elisabeth Kubler-Ross quote, honors all that is given by professional and family caregivers. She urges them to care for themselves so they can continue their important work.

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Losing Liz: Part II

April 16, 2012

Mary Horton Sondag continues her caregiving story, telling of her friend, Liz, who is dying of cancer. Mary tells of experiencing a common caregiver frustration: poor communication between medical personnel.

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Losing Liz: Part I

April 6, 2012

Mary Horton Sondag continues her caregiving story, telling of her friend, Liz, who is dying of cancer. Mary hopes her words will help other caregivers feel less alone.

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Managing Medications with New Technology Tools

February 23, 2012

Nancy Allegrezza RN tells caregivers about new technology tools in her posts. This time she shares information about personal automatic medication dispensers.

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Slow: Narrow Path

February 6, 2012

A warning sign reminded Jane Meier Hamilton of how important it is to take it slow and easy when life is difficult. If you’re in a difficult phase of caregiving, take some time for yourself. Keep caring, but relax and trust that he details of life are working out as they should.

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The Gift of Tears Part–III

December 16, 2011

Third in a series of posts by Mary Horton Sondag, describing how tears are healing and replenishing for caregivers struggling with the serious illness and loss of a loved one.

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