On the second Saturday of each month, at 2:00 pm Eastern Time, 1pm Central, 11am Pacific, I sit down with one or two caregivers—and you—and we’ll share our stories, along with tips, hope, silliness, and struggles. If you’re a current or former caregiver, if your life has been touched by dementia, illness, addiction, death, or incarceration, we’ve been where you are.
Each month I’ll be in conversation with one or two caregivers—and you; we’ll cover different topics each month, from
ᗒ where should Mom live when it’s clear she can’t live alone anymore, to
ᗒ what happens to your relationship when you’re caring for a spouse with dementia, to
ᗒ is there actually life after caregiving?
This is the first of that series.
This month, Bridget Young, Kelly Thompson TNWWY and I talked about what it’s like to care for a child or adult children who are struggling with substance abuse. As I edited this, I saw where I missed some opportunities to discuss things like:
Finance — Medicare pays Mom’s wheelchair, but they’re not paying for your kid’s rehab. So, do you start looking at second mortgages…?
Relationships - what kind of toll does it take on a marriage or partnership?
We’ll get to that eventually. We’re not going anywhere. We’re right here.
For each other.
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Join us live on Zoom, next month on Saturday, August 8 at 2pm. Sue Fagalde Lick, Karen Wesley and I talking about caring for elderly parents.
Caregiver daughters and narcissistic mothers
Housing options: my house, your house, assisted living, and memory care
Life after caregiving, when you’ve lost your central focus
End of life decisions and choices
Caring for the caregiver, but really, how does that actually work?
I see book covers.
Each month, I judge a book solely by its cover. Authors have two minutes to tell us what they think their book is about. Five minutes start to finish.
Coming soon to a Substack screen near you:
July 21st - Amy Gabrielle & Widow in the City - A Memoir of Heartbreaks and Hookups
If you’re interested in being part of this mild case of less than literary insanity, and have a book currently out or about to launch, let me know. Contact form here.
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