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the CAREGIVER’S CONSCIOUS FOCUS
I’m a Caregiver and by definition my Focus centers around someone else. Over the past few weeks, I have consciously focused on myself. A Conscious Focus on Me.
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I’m a Caregiver and by definition my Focus centers around someone else. Over the past few weeks, I have consciously focused on myself. A Conscious Focus on Me.
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My Mom insists on taking her purse everywhere she goes. I see no need for her to do so. Curiously since I've become a Caregiver, I have been carrying a Backpack
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Our Sibling strength lies in our loyalty to each other. Today is our Brother’s Birthday! &This Story is a Tribute to Him Because, there will always be 3 of Us!
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As a Caregiver, I have taken a lesson from Frederick. “Frederick” is children’s short story by Leo Lionni. I have always remembered the moral of the story.
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You never give up, do you?” is a line from “The Way We Were." Although the plot of the movie nothing to do with Caregiving, it made me think.
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THE NAMES I’VE BEEN CALLED… Since I’ve been a Caregiver, by name is not always how people, especially my Mother refer to me. Not by my given name anyway....
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In a prior edition of A CAREGIVER'S CONSCIENCE, I described my feelings about the lyrics to a song. In the comments, a Reader wrote the words below--
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Lost means, 1) no longer possessed, 2) desperate, 3) denied, 4) hardened, 5) invisible, 6 helpless, 7) overlooked, 8) futile. As a Caregiver, I often feel lost
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Today, I had a Doctor’s Appointment. An appointment for me—my annual visit with my Primary Care Provider. An appointment to focus entirely on Me.
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SHOWING UP FOR THE CAREGIVER & What that means…and doesn’t mean. Showing Up for the Caregiver shouldn't be as hard as it appears. Showing up entails: