by Susan | Nov 6, 2019 | Caregiving, Communications, Medical, Relationships
I feel blessed that Mike and I were able to work with such great doctors. Feeling like doctors are not superhuman and better than us can help us to know, like, and trust them. Even seeing it in the smallest ways Early in his illness Mike had been in the hospital in...
by Susan | Oct 14, 2019 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Horses, Medical, Relationships
You’ve heard this about doctors. Believe me they are no better at it than we are as caregivers. We tend to focus on our loved one who needs our care and put off our own care. Frankly, I was very fortunate that I didn’t fall into that category. I had my almost yearly...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, Horses, Medical, Relationships
Do you feel like you can make a connection with your doctor? When I was growing up my dad was the only doctor in our county. To this day I still have people tell me that they wish he was still their doctor. He hasn’t practiced medicine in over 18 years – that’s...
by Susan | Sep 4, 2019 | Awareness, Caregiving, Communications, EGC, Horses, Relationships
For years I’ve struggled with authenticity. I haven’t felt like I fit in here and have tried to figure out just who I really am. I’m much more liberal minded than most people here. I’ve always liked wine instead of beer. I have the soul of an artist. At my first...
by Susan | Aug 28, 2019 | Caregiving, Communications, EGC, Horses, Medical, Relationships
I had a couple of people tell me that I would become attached to and miss the people who did my chemo and radiation treatments. Frankly, I can only remember a few of their names. I can see their faces, but I certainly don’t miss them.On the other hand, I do miss...
by Susan | Aug 21, 2019 | Caregiving, Communications, Medical, Relationships
Have you ever tried to find a full-service gas station? They are virtually non-existent. The last time I rented a car it had gone to more of a self-service than I’d ever seen and I’m sure it’s even more so now. Customer service has been declining gradually for years....
