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When a loved one is diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, there is a wave of emotions they experience, but grief is often front and center. Grief for the life they may have lived without the disease, anticipatory grief, sadness, anxiety and much more. Regardless of your role in the caregiving journey, your…
It’s never easy to consider hospice or palliative care for a loved one, and it’s common for caregivers to experience stress and grief during this immensely challenging time. “When a loved one receives a serious diagnosis and members of the care team mention palliative or hospice care, it can be alarming, overwhelming and…
End-of-life planning is a part of an estate plan that caregivers are often in the position to help establish for their loved ones. It formalizes the wishes of the person you care for, documenting their desires for what they’d like to happen at the end of their life. In short, an end-of-life care…
Caring for a loved one is a position many caregivers simply “find themselves” in. Often, they have not made a formal decision to become a caregiver. In fact, some family caregivers initially may not even realize that they’re taking on that role. No matter how you find yourself in the role of caregiver,…
Whether you are caring for a spouse, parent, sibling, or friend, any change in your loved one’s health or behavior can be a cause for concern, often raising the question: Is this a natural progression, like aging, or is it something more? Should I be concerned? To answer these questions and to help…
Understanding your loved one’s wants and wishes for their end of life can be an important part of caregiving. Unquestionably, these topics and conversations can be sensitive and difficult, especially when it comes to legal matters and end of life decisions. Whether you’re caring for a spouse, an aging parent, someone with a…
Grieving is not just a response that happens after you lose someone. People can experience anticipatory grief, which is the feeling of grief before the eventual death of the person you are caring for.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a good time to pause and remember that while you are a caregiver for a family member or a close friend, you are also the full-time caregiver for yourself.
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