Latest Blog Posts for The Caregivers' Living Room - A Blog by Donna Thomson

• A TREASURE TROVE OF LAST MINUTE GIFTS FOR YOUR LOVED ONE!
  on Dec 20, 2016 in #Silvert's adapted clothing adapted footwear online shopping pressure socks seniors clothing wheelchair clothing
  Gift shopping for a senior or for a loved one with disabilities can be difficult – last minute searching impossible. Until now. SILVERT’S has a truly useful and attractive line of specialized clothing and accessories – there is something here f...
• Christmas Eve 2016 is Mom's 95th - Here's Her Present
  on Dec 17, 2016 in Christmas 2016 Christmas Birthday eldercare family photos meaningful gifts Seniors gifts
  My mother was born on Christmas Eve, 1921. Mom always said the timing of her birth was poor planning on her parents' part because she never had a proper birthday party that was separate from Christmas celebrations - to say nothing of the fact that my...
• Helping a Loved One to Give at Christmas or Hannukhah
  on Dec 11, 2016 in Christmas Christmas baking Disability eldercare Holiday giving Maria's Children Moscow quilting white chocolate cranberry bark
  I first posted this in 2013, but since we made the white chocolate bark in our family a few days ago, I thought I would share again. Enjoy baking and giving with your loved one!The last few days, I have been thinking about the privilege of giving. &n...
• GO ON, SAY 'YES' TO RESEARCH - I DID!
  on Dec 7, 2016 in CIHR Dr. Carlo di Lorenzo family engagement Kids Brain Health Network PCORI research
  1990 was a desperate year in our family. Our son Nicholas was two years old and in great distress with pain and vomiting. A few months earlier, we'd opted for a surgical procedure to treat severe gastro reflux which unleashed a storm of terrible symp...
• 3 Great Career Choices for Caring People and Caregivers
  on Dec 5, 2016 in Care Home Manager Master of Public Health Post-graduate studies Pyschiatric Nurse Social Worker University of Arizona UofA School of Public Health
  It is my pleasure to host this guest post today about career training for caring professions. I've blogged before about how caregivers can re-purpose their home based experience to enter higher education or the job market. If you are a caregiver with...
• CAREGIFTED: Respite, Poetry and Other Gifts for the Caregiver Soul
  on Dec 1, 2016 in CareGifted caregiving poetry getaways for caregivers Heather McHugh McArthur Fellowship respite
  Recently, I've had the pleasure of corresponding with a great champion of caregivers, the award-winning poet and founder of CareGifted, Heather McHugh.  Heather won a McArthur Fellowship and decided to create a charity that would fund respite ho...
• To End Ntl. Caregivers Month: Our Ultimate Lesson
  on Nov 29, 2016 in Atul Gawande Being Mortal death and dying Love Your Life to Death mortality National Caregivers Month Yvonne Heath
  All this month of November, I've been reflecting on the life lessons that caregiving teaches us. I've talked about gratitude, kindness, patience, wisdom and resilience.  I even wrote about how we learn to see in two ways, simultaneously.But now...
• HEALTHY AGING WITH MODERN TECH AT HOME
  on Aug 26, 2016 in aging and technology aging at home assistive technology eldercare home automation
  I am pleased to host today's guest post by Maria, our regular contributor on assistive technology here at The Caregivers' Living Room. Maria is a freelance writer currently living in Chicago. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the...
• BEING READY FOR ANYTHING IN THE ER: WHAT TO PACK IN A 'GO BAG'
  on Aug 23, 2016 in Emergency Room ER preparedness OMT One More Thing Facebook Group One More Thing Mom's Group White Coat Black Art
• USA to UK: How Caring for her Mom Led to a PhD Abroad
  on Aug 17, 2016 in Feylyn Lewis Post-graduate studies Study of Young caregivers U of Birmingham US Expat Young carers
  I can't quite remember how I first met Feylyn Lewis. It might have been in caregiving groups on LinkedIn or I might have been impressed by her advocacy for young caregivers on Twitter. Either way, I decided to write to Feylyn and ask her if she would...

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