Category Archives: Caregiver In Chief Yesterday, a long time ago, he gave her flowers, from the florist. He sent them to her home, and her work. Now and then, he bought, and brought, them himself. Later, sometime after yesterday, they bought a house together, he made her gardens of luscious flowers with scents of love filling their home. […]  When Joe is visiting he hears me getting coffee ready before Tom is up. It’s early. Sometimes I don’t hear him come downstairs. I jump when he suddenly appears in the kitchen. He gets a kick out of it. Over Christmas when he was here I asked him if he wanted to see sunrise with […]  The month of November is National Caregiver Month. There are over 53 million people caring for family, friends, and neighbors. They come from all walks of life. The kind of care they provide can be as basic as dropping off groceries once a week to 24-hour care. The 2021 theme this year is “Caregiving Around […]  ALS can steal and steal and steal in ways that can’t be prevented…at least not yet. It can’t steal hope, desire, and plans for the future. Tom’s Marine Corps garden. He has desired a garden with Marine Corps colors since we moved into the house 8 years ago. He loved to garden. He was our […]  Waiting… Caregivers often do a lot of waiting. The longer we are a caregiver the more waiting we will do. We have often waited in so many healthcare waiting rooms we could write Yelp reviews like nobody’s business. We wait for appointments with the person we care for in all kinds of healthcare specialty practices […] |
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