by Susan | Mar 1, 2024 | Awareness, Caregiving
Somedays it seems like life is carrying you along and you don’t have much control over where you’re going. I know that for the five and a half years I was caregiving for Mike I felt this way a lot. Now with my mother having a stroke and being in three different places...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Medical
On Friday, February 2, I got a call from the hospital in Oakley. My mom had a stroke. Could I come to the hospital? I told the nurse I was 300 miles away please call my son who’s in Oakley and gave her his phone number. There were many phone calls about when someone...
by Susan | Nov 8, 2023 | Caregiving
Do you ever feel invisible – like someone is looking right through you? Or forgotten – as if you’re not even there? As a caregiver, this happens often. In a small town where we all know each other people would stop me and ask about Mike. They didn’t ask how I was...
by Susan | Sep 6, 2023 | Awareness, Caregiving, Medical
Cancer. Auto-immune disease. Chemotherapy. Edema. Intravenous. Malignant. Benign. Prognosis. Contusion. Acute. Chronic. Biopsy. These are terms that medical professionals are trained to use. When they use them with patients and caregivers it can be confusing and...
by Susan | Aug 30, 2023 | Awareness, Caregiving
I love being able to look out the window and see my horses. I haven’t lived in the same location as them for over thirty years. Even though on these 100-plus acres I sometimes have quite a hike to bring them in for feed. I guess they want me to get some exercise. Life...
by Susan | Jun 28, 2023 | Awareness, Caregiving
The horses were moved last Wednesday without problems. It’s been a busy week so instead of writing I’m sharing a podcast episode that I was a guest on. Listen by clicking the button below. To keep informed about all the happenings at Connection and...
