Welcome to Caregiver Friday the Sequel… I obviously got a bit confused yesterday thinking yesterday was Friday. Well I’m here to tell you it feels like Ground Hog’s Day reliving my own Friday, but here it is. We’re truly in the midst of the political season. I want you to consider how you will use [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Politics and Caregiving
Posted in Anonymity, Caregiving, Having a Voice, Living with Illness, Partnerships, Personal Conviction, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver needs, caregiver stress, caregiver support, coaching caregivers, responsibility and caregiving on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Patience is a Virtue
Posted in Caregiving, Living with Illness, Self-Nurture, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver empowerment, caregiver health, caregiver stress, coaching caregivers, illness and caregiving, responsibility and caregiving on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday!!! Ever notice that we are a culture that is always in a hurry? Think of the driver on the freeway who rushes past you only to be stopped ahead by the same traffic you’re stopped by. We rush to get to places thinking that if we get there first we’ll win [...]
Hospital Transparency
Posted in Living with Illness, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged best practices of healthcare, coaching illness, hospital infection rates, hospital mortality rates, patient empowerment, patient's rights, standards of care on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I spoke about my brother’s surgery. The hospital he was in was very nice, a private hospital. My sister-in-law had done all the legwork; checking out the doctor with the state board, researching the hospital, etc. It’s interesting because I wasn’t worried about the hospital’s mortality rate, I was interested in the hospital’s infection [...]
The Power of Example
Posted in Living with Illness, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged brain tumor, cancer survival, circle of influence, coaching illness, intentions, mind body connection, patient empowerment, power of words, psychoneuroimmunology, Senator Ted Kennedy on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When battling any type of illness hope is a major factor in maintaining focus. It’s amazing the power that our minds have over our bodies. Our belief systems influence the fire within and it’s that fire that propels us to take on tasks and overcome obstacles we never thought possible. Imagine if we truly harnessed [...]
Pain and Suffering
Posted in Emotional Health, Living with Illness, Spirituality and Health, after the diagnosis, care for the caregiver, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged martyrdom, suffering, trauma on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We often hear the words pain and suffering in the same context. When it comes to lawsuits we ask for damages to compensate for pain and suffering. Are they really the same? How to the two impact our lives when facing a health challenge? I once heard a saying, “Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is [...]
Don’t Wait Another Second
Posted in Caregiving, Emotional Health, Living with Illness, Relationships, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, tagged care for the caregiver, caregiver health, caregiver stress, martyrdom on August 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to Caregiver Friday! As some of you may know there was no post last Friday because I was out of town with no access to a computer. But today we’re going to talk about the importance of having a life while you are providing care for someone who is injured or ill. There are [...]
Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?
Posted in Living with Illness, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged health education, health promotion, lifestyle changes, lifestyle choices, stress on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I attended a motivational talk on achieving great things in life. The presenter cited a study done by Johns Hopkins University that reported that following heart surgery, 90% of patients returned to their unhealthy life habits. Could this really be the case? I would expect some would revert to their old ways, but an overwhelming [...]
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body
Posted in Emotional Health, Living with Illness, Spirituality and Health, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged body work, building your immune system, Qi Gong, Yoga and health on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our brains are like steel traps. Once we get an idea trying to release it like trying to take a bone away from a dog. I listen to people’s stories every day and I’m amazed at what energy we all put into holding on to stories that don’t serve us and in many cases harm [...]
Win, Lose or Draw?
Posted in Living with Illness, after the diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, coping with life threatening illness, living with chronic illness, tagged illness and victimization, Leroy Sievers, war and illness on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was listening to NPR yesterday and heard that Leroy Sievers, the journalist battling cancer and the blogger of “my cancer”on npr.org died on Friday. I looked forward to Mr. Sievers’ commentary on the radio. He wasn’t melodramatic. His story wasn’t being told by a celebrity, but by just one more person facing a huge [...]
Vulnerability is Difficult to Watch
Posted in Emotional Health, Living with Illness, living with chronic illness, tagged care for the caregiver, overcoming adversity on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry for the break in the flow of the posts. I’ve been out-of-town over the past twelve days…some good times and some hard times. My first trip out of town was to support my family as my brother went for surgery. His doctor found nodules on his thyroid and it was too big to simply [...]
