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Lessons in The Divine for Caregivers

Author : P. Kearns
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780595336418

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The graying of America dramatically continues to affect millions of families across our nation. Who offers encouragement to caregivers faced with the impossible? Here is some spiritual comfort food from a Chicken Soup for The Soul author, P. M. Kearns. Find out from this long-term caregiver what surprises surround today's most unsavory selections of exhausting, unpleasant, exasperating duties. Anyone selflessly providing care for another is a caregiver. You're sure to be concerned about the onslaught of escalating problems, pressures, and behaviors overturning your life if you are a: home care giver paid provider mom or dad daughter, son or spouse single parent or grandparent in-law, relative or friend suddenly caught in today's sandwich generation You'll need a new language for describing what was previously unimaginable. LESSONS in The Divine for Caregivers illuminates the unexpected, soothes the unaware, bares a lock-tight case for empathy building, offers practical advice for the bedraggled, calms with compassion, and sheds light and healing laughter on the more difficult concerns to pin down--the ones disturbing your soul.

Caregiver Devotions: Refreshing Your Soul with Lessons from Caregiving

Author : Laura Vae Gatz
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-10
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1796445436

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Caregiver Devotions: Refreshing Your Soul with Lessons from Caregiving by Laura Vae Gatz Pdf

Being a caregiver can be tough, draining, and also spiritually and emotionally challenging. Drink in God's personal provision for you, and incorporate these lessons from caregiving into your daily life. This collection of 31 devotions take on the emotional and spiritual lessons learned from the trials of having a loved one terminally sick, the challenge of caregiving, and the turmoil that comes out of those experiences. Many devotions describe spiritual practices that will help you more effectively navigate through the specific challenge of caregiving. Each one will help you draw closer to Christ, grow more like Him each day, and enable you to draw strength, joy, peace, and perseverance from scripture and from our awesome Creator. These stories and insights will resonate with those who have been or are caregivers. Each devotion is accompanied by a relevant Bible verse, is short enough to read in a few minutes, and wraps up with a short prayer.

Search for Light

Author : Joanne Reynolds
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781607999683

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When the clouds of serious illness or injury cover your world in darkness, it can be hard to find any blessings. But there is light to be found. Every day, millions of people are engaged in the difficult and demanding work of care giving. This job is one that many are completely unprepared for and that most will perform at least once. Caregiversthe family and friends of the patientmust assist their loved ones in numerous ways while engaged in their own struggle with the patients' medical journeys. With so many things happening, caregivers can feel lost as to what to do. Joanne Reynolds has been a caregiver multiple times. Here, she shares the ten crucial lessons she has found are important to the care giving process. Learn how to: distinguish between and handle the five stages of grief; connect the mind, body, and spirit; deal with the diagnosis; be an advocate for the patient; find emotional support for the patient and caregiver; manage the stress of care giving; improve communication with doctors, the patient, and the patient's team; and more! With advice from other caregivers and experts as well as examples from Joanne's experiences, caregivers will come away prepared for the storm ahead, ready to weather even the darkest times with the help of the ultimate Caregiver. These lessons will guide the caregiver's Search for Light, leading them to the blessings that can be found amidst the darkness.

Peace, Be Still

Author : Gregory Johnson & Marion Gambardella
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781452569239

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There are those to whom we naturally turn for prayer, and Greg Johnson is such a one. Called into ministry with those who carry heavy burden he never fails to find the grace that lives even within the hardest of times. Though this is a gift from God, the ability to receive it is hard-won. No human challenge goes unacknowledged, and no human person unloved, in these prayers and meditations. —The Rev. Dr. Barbara C. Crafton How can you carry on when supporting your loved one seems to demand more than you can give at times? Marion Gambardella and Gregory Johnson are two people who know the answer to that question. They have walked the path! Marion Gambardella has blessed me and my family with her love and rich spiritual insights. This book offers us the nourishment that can give us the strength to meet the caregivers demands. —Rev. Phillip Pierson, former co-host of the The Best is Yet to Be television program and vice president of Unity School of Christianity Peace, Be Still is a deeply religious book - in the best sense of the word. In their intensely compassionate way, Reverends Johnson and Gambardella have provided encouragement and a Divine shoulder on which to lean for those who give so much of themselves to care for loved ones. Even for those who are non-believers, this volume’s meditations can focus the mind and provide inspiration for the noble task of caring for a fellow human being. The book ranges from the poetic to the practical by including an essential guide to resources for family caregiving. —Georgette F. Bennett, Ph.D. President and Founder Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

Lessons from A Caregiver

Author : Laurel A. Wicks
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781423612605

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How an elderly loved one is treated and cared for is a main concern of relatives and health care professionals around the globe. In Lessons from a Caregiver, Laurel Wicks shows how focusing on the older person's comfort, happiness, and serenity is not only good for the elder but also a less stressful way for the caregiver to manage the elder's care.

My Daddy's Promise

Author : Carl W Kenney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173473292X

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One night, Carl W. Kenney II received a phone call that forced a decision. A neighbor found his father naked and unconscious on the bathroom floor. If not for the neighbor dropping by to check on his daddy, he would have died. It was not the first time. It was difficult for his daddy to manage life alone. This time was different. It was time to make a decision to become his father's caregiver. My Daddy's Promises: Lessons Learned Through Caregiving is the story of Carl's experience as his father's caregiver. It begins with a decision. On that night, Carl agonized as tears baptized his soul in preparation for a new type of ministry. Going home was complicated by memories of what he left to discover comfort in Durham, North Carolina. Home conjured thoughts of submission to white supremacy. Home made it harder to climb from under a pile of limitation - some perceived, some self-inflicted, some real - to fulfill his dreams. The thought of caregiving involved more than taking care of his daddy. It was a journey to face his fears. Carl was not prepared to address the challenges he faced when he returned home to become his father's caregiver. He felt failure when his daddy's health declined. He felt anger when other family members did little to help carry the load. Mingled with the good days were days consumed with sadness, disgust, regret, fear and stress. Making the decision to go home was the hardest decision he ever made. It was also the best decision he ever made. It is a truth shared by caregivers - the best and the worst in the decision. There are lessons in caregiving. Some you learn in the moment. Others come after it all ends. There are lessons regarding the life with others. There are lessons about living with decisions and failures. These lessons challenge us to move beyond assumptions regarding what it means to live with massive confusion. Where is God in all of this? How much more can I take? My Daddy's Promise: Lessons Learned in Caregiving is a journey to discover meaning when everything begins to fade. It is a moving mixture of theology, self-care and memoir, revealing the experience of a black man's love for his father. Carl helps us understand caregiving with deeper clarity from the point of view of a minister bold enough to ask, "where is God in this?" Carl wants us to understand that caregiving is not only about loss - it is also a celebration of lessons learned and promises kept.

Caregiving Insights

Author : Lise LeBlanc,Penny Tremblay,Wendy Hill
Publisher : Next Chapter Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Care of the sick
ISBN : 1988279933

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Caregiving can be lonely, no matter what stage you're at. Millions of people worldwide struggle with caring for loved ones while still trying to care for themselves. You don't need to learn about caregiving all on your own. In Caregiving Insights, author Lise Leblanc has compiled brief stories and lessons from experts in the field and people just like you who have been caregivers themselves.Focusing on what other caregivers have learned, from setting boundaries and self care to being vulnerable and taking time to listen, the short stories in Caregiving Insights offer gentle advice from a trusted friend who has been there. Each story shines a light on just one facet of the process, so you can return to this book when your story begins to coincide. You will learn how to look back at happier times and record them for the future, how to manage guilt and grief, how to share caregiving responsibilities with dignity, and more through these heartwarming, informative, and powerful stories.Caregiving Insights is the ideal companion to other books in the "Wish I Knew" series.

Divine Appointment

Author : Delores Thornton
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Caregivers
ISBN : 9780595318971

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Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide will help to smooth the roughness of a tedious journey. Readers will find resources to aid them in caring for a loved one and places to contact while making end of life arrangements. There are stories from caregivers in their own words, handy guides, informative lists of support agencies, and pages for daily inspirational messages. This book is for those who have been through, those going through, and those who will go through! "Delores Thornton offers a long overdue Christian devotional handbook for the adult caregiver. With warmth and honesty she shares her struggles as she cares for her fiancé. The advice provided is not only priceless but very vital information. Thornton does an outstanding job-not only educating people about caring for a loved one with special needs-but encouraging them through the difficult transitions. This book is a blessing!" -Tyora Moody, DOEnetwork.com

Life Lessons for Caregivers

Author : Darlene Saunders
Publisher : WinePress Publishing
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09
Category : Alzheimer's disease
ISBN : 1414116349

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"Larry! Don't poke the baby with your cane." "I'm not poking her. I'm just playing with her." "You could hurt her. Now stop." Larry taps Cami on the head with his cane. I reach around him and grab it. He pulls it back and shouts: "Give me that. That's my cane. You're not my mother!" Larry had become a danger to others. A retired pastor who had collected an extensive library, he could not even read anymore, and his behavior was that of a young child. Darlene Saunders is a schoolteacher who cared for her Alzheimer's disease-afflicted husband, Larry. In Life Lessons for Caregivers, she portrays their years of dealing with Alzheimer's as a long-term learning program offering "classes" for sufferers and caregivers. Saunders had earlier cared for loved ones afflicted by dementia and other conditions. Though somewhat experienced, she needed to learn much more. "God gave me a brain, and I intend to use it," she told herself. She studied "Home Economics" (learning about diet and dementia), "Driver's Ed" (taking away Larry's car keys), "Administration" (managing nursing home care), and other essentials for caregivers. Life Lessons for Caregivers shares the stories of Larry and other family members, combining experiences and anecdotes with the lessons Darlene Saunders learned from God, her loving Teacher. As you read, you'll marvel at God's care in the darkest hours.

The Lessons of Caring

Author : Dr Santo D Marabella
Publisher : Marabella Entertainment & Education Enterprises
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578454971

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For the contemporary caregiver, this book is written to feed your spirit, recharge your energy and affirm your amazing and life-changing impact on your loved one!

A Caregiver's Divine Choice

Author : Diana Bradshaw
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781490849034

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This unique book is a biography that began in the pocket of Ruth by taking simple notes with pencil and paper, day or night, for seven years, discovering "100 peculiarities of Alzheimer's disease." Unlike other books on this subject, she prepares the caregiver for "What to expect next?" Each peculiarity illustrates the particular stage it occurred, and ways that help both patient and caregiver develop a good bond of friendship. You will learn her method of "Touch and Speak" when your patient is unmanageable to dress. Most of all you will grow in faith with a new inimitable love, which became a growing experience for Ruth and Naomi. She chose the biblical characters of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz for the many ways her book parallels the caring relationship during a crisis that occurs in the book of Ruth. Realizing the depth of depression that can happen, she addresses the Devil's goal to discourage believers and cause misery and doubt. Scriptures will encourage you while she takes you through many major decisions you may face until your patient's death. She has great empathy and admiration for caregivers since the majority of them never planned to be one. When your desires are to glorify our heavenly Father and His Son, and you find times when everything seems to go awry, it may be messengers of the Evil One, who do not want you to succeed. Be of good cheer. Jesus will lift your load and stand beside you all the way!

Essential of Self Care for the Care Giver

Author : Edith Mary Stanley
Publisher : Edith Mary Stanley
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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You'll find in this book far more than just 10 new ways to get out and about if only for a couple of hours a week. This book gives mini-lessons in handling life and the bricks the universe sometimes throws at you. I say THROW THEM BACK! This book helps you discover ways in which to recharge your life and find the balance that caregivers so desperately need in order to get off the caregiver merry-go-round and back on the playground.

The Journey That Matters: Lessons and Stories for Caregivers

Author : Jodie Lightener
Publisher : Ralston Store Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1938322169

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The Journey That Matters: Lessons and Stories for Caregivers by Jodie Lightener Pdf

The Journey That Matters, which includes stories about caregiving, is a how-to and how-not-to manual for caregivers. It is the poignant, enlightening, and sometimes disturbing account of a mother and daughter struggling with the bonds of old age and infirmity. This book evokes tears and laughter, but most important it gives extra insight needed for the tough journey ahead. It stands as tangible proof that anyone going through this ordeal is not alone. THIS IS THE LARGE PRINT EDITION.

Staring at Dementia

Author : Danny E Akin
Publisher : Nurturing Faith
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1635281385

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Staring at Dementia is a tender journal recollection of the author's time spent with his mother during the last decade of her life. Danny E. Akin journals their many visits together in an attempt to capture and record the rapid and extreme changes Mother experiences as she transitions over the years from an independent living apartment to a Personal Care setting and finally to Memory Care. The journal is filled with daily events, Mother's pronouncements, family tales, and the author's personal reflections on the toll dementia takes on both the patient and the caregiver. He shares with his audience the successes and failures of maintaining a close relationship with an elderly family member in decline. Over time, Akin and his mother switch roles, with Akin becoming the parent and Mother the child. Writing about this slow change helps the author make sense of the stressful episodes and gives him a sense of purpose, even as he struggles to make sense of difficult situations and decisions. "As I look back and remember my feelings of frustration, there are times when I regret my anger-even when I tried to see the humor. Wise advice from other writers prompted me to look for the self, the person that remained of the mother I loved. Often, I found it in her kindness and even, at times, in her words." The author's goals for this book is to share the legacy of Mother, a woman who, without fame, wealth, or status, who deeply influenced the lives of her sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family, church, neighbors, friends, and retirement home staff. It is also his hope that the book will give others who must travel this road some hope, practical advice, a feeling of camaraderie with fellow caregivers, humor, and the encouragement to write down the stories of their parents before the stories are lost forever.