Gail Sheehy’s latest book, just published this year, chronicles 17 years of living, loving and caring for her husband as he fought cancer and the problems brought on by its treatment. The title Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence is based on an experience she relates:
At a church in Portland, OR, I gathered with [...]
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Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence by Gail Sheehy
Posted on September 9, 2010.
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Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby’s Brief Life by Amy Kuebelbeck
Posted on August 10, 2010.
Amy Kuebelbeck, wife and mother of three, writes eloquently of her son’s fatal heart condition, diagnosed before birth. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a malformation of the left ventricle. In utero, the baby is fine since the right side of the heart can compensate; however, once the baby is born, the underdeveloped left side [...]
Worry: Controlling It and Using It Wisely by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
Posted on February 15, 2010.
Dealing with the uncertainties of life, as many of you are, can immobilize some people with fear. Dr. Hallowell explains,
Worry is a special form of fear. To create worry, humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination, and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having [...]
I Was Thinking: Unlocking the Door to Successful Conversations with Loved Ones with Cognitive Loss by Diana Waugh, RN, BSN
Posted on October 17, 2009.
One of the saddest things about having a loved one with cognitive loss is that we feel we’ve lost them. They may be present physically, but we feel unable to really connect with them. That’s where this great little book can help. Only 56 pages, I Was Thinking…is a workbook with the goal of [...]
