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    When You Sit With a Dying Person

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    mystery that is revealed when you sit with a dying person illustrated by feather floating above an open hand

    How to look beyond grief and find peace while sitting at the bedside of a loved one who is dying is explained in comparison to childbirth. The joy…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Caregiving

    HOW TO CARE FOR A CAREGIVER

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    weary woman at her desk

    If there are fifty-three million caregivers in the U.S. (2020 Caregiving in the U.S. report from AARP) there must be at least that many friends or neighbors of caregivers. Are you…

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  • Caregiving,  Life Challenges

    ARE YOU IN DANGER OF CAREGIVER BURNOUT?

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    Caregiving is a tough and under recognized challenge in many homes and the danger of burning out as a caregiver looms over many familes.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Caregiving,  Dekker

    A SERVICE DOG SPEAKS TO CAREGIVERS

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    Dekker standing up on fence

    My name is Dekker. I am a service dog and like many other caregivers, I devote my time and energy 24/7 to a person I love so that…

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  • Caregiving

    WHAT IS CAREGIVER GUILT?

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    Old woman consing a weeping younger women perhaps overcome with guilt

    Few people who have cared for a loved one over many long months and years of chronic illness get through it without expressing feelings of guilt "I could…

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  • Caregiving

    LEARNING TO LAMENT, A GUIDE FOR CAREGIVERS

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    Why is learning to lament the first task for a new caregiver to master? Because to carry grief is like toting a backpack of heavy stones. The journey becomes…

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