by Susan | May 25, 2021 | Awareness, Caregiving
As I sit in the garden and listen to the birds singing, I am content. Nature has a way of repairing the wounds we receive if we’ll let it. I am a survivor. I’ve survived breast cancer. I’ve survived caregiving and the loss of my husband at an early age. Being...
by Susan | Apr 20, 2021 | Caregiving, EGC, Grief, Horses
Listen to an interview with Joan from Three Hawks Haven and Hawks on the Wire. I talk about how the horses helped me through Mike’s illness and death and to survive breast cancer. I also give tips on how to keep from getting burned out as a caregiver. If...
by Susan | Feb 23, 2021 | Caregiving
The sun came over the hills this morning a brilliant red. I could see the moon setting in my rearview mirror. I watched each with wonder as I drove to the hospital to see Mike. This is a journey I’ve made many times. In the evenings I would retreat to my son’s...
by Susan | Dec 9, 2020 | Caregiving, EGC, Grief
I am full of emotions this Monday morning. It’s been a rough weekend. On Saturday I went to the funeral of a dear friend’s mother knowing that he had been in hospice for the last two days. He passed away on Saturday night. He had been a pharmacist in California since...
by Susan | Apr 7, 2020 | Awareness, Caregiving
Being a caregiver is a lot like being a parent. It doesn’t come with an instruction book. You must decipher a lot of jargon you don’t understand. But you don’t get nine months to prepare and there doesn’t seem to be as much support for caregivers. I was reluctantly...
by Susan | Mar 31, 2020 | Awareness, Caregiving, Gestalt, Relationships
​Since John went to KU last August I’ve enjoyed living alone. Many days the only reason I get out of the house is to feed the horses. So why do I feel so shut in now? On Saturday the Governor of Kansas issued a stay at home order starting on Monday. I think it’s the...
