by Susan | Feb 11, 2020 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Medical, Relationships
Caregiving is an emotional and sometimes lonely experience. Especially when it is a loved one you are caring for.ā It was early in Mikeās illness that I remember telling a therapist I was terrified and exhausted. He told me that I was one of the strongest people he...
by Susan | Feb 4, 2020 | Awareness
āThis has been coming up a lot for me lately. Why do I procrastinate? For me itās tied to perfectionism. I have many ways to procrastinate, doing laundry, eating, cleaning house, or the dreaded social media. There are also the things that look like work, researching...
by Susan | Jan 28, 2020 | Awareness, Caregiving, Relationships
Isnāt work part of life? We all try to achieve balance between our work life and our personal life. I donāt believe an equal balance can be attained. We can only do our best at not letting either take over. Last week a friend posted the following quote on FaceBook: I...
by Susan | Jan 21, 2020 | Caregiving, Communications, Medical
āI read a post by Brandon Janous titled Wanna feel loved? Get Cancer. The title is what drew me to the article. Itās very true. I got gifts from people I knew well and people I hardly knew. One friend insisted on bringing dinner which turned into several meals. But I...
by Susan | Jan 14, 2020 | Awareness, Communications, Medical, Relationships
Iāve heard people complain that their doctor was more interested in themselves than their patient. Iām not going to lie Iāve felt like this myself. When Mike was first diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease it felt like the doctor was giddy about making such a...