"I'm So Angry That He's Sick!"
Anger in caregiving generally comes from a place of frustration, of fear, of sadness, of tiredness. All sorts of feelings with no outlet so they come bursting out.
Something to Think About: a blog on end of life
Guilt
"I Feel Your Death Is My Fault. I'm Sorry I Let You Die"
From what you have told me I believe your mother's death was no one's fault, certainly not yours. Her body, after all the years of illness, couldn't continue and she...
Grief & Dating- Will Family Say It's Too Soon?
Aside from pleasing or displeasing others let's look at some issues that can occur as the result of becoming socially and or romantically involved soon after a death of a...
Does Everyone Need Grief Counseling?
Counseling is a support offering, a choice. Some personalities would never consider counseling. They would not be comfortable sharing their personal thoughts and life with someone else no matter how professional...
How Do You Grieve a Violent Death?
Sudden death by accident, suicide and certainly by violence intensifies those normal grief responses. Everything we feel with normal grief is as if we are being held under a magnifying...
We've Just Begun Social Distancing~ Here Are My Thoughts
Isolation from others is teaching me this about my self ——- I do a lot for others, for their thoughts of me, why else do I wear makeup? Get dressed?...
MOM IS DYING and There's So Much Blame
I'm sorry to say when a family member is dying it can bring us together and be our finest hour as a family or it can bring out the worse...
Would She Still Be Alive?
It sounds like she was given morphine to ease her transition from this world to the next. Not knowing your grandmother's medical history I cannot say if the morphine was...
"One Lone Tear", Dementia at End of Life
The guilt, frustration, uncertainty, and helplessness of family caregivers is as much a problem to our healthcare system as the patient with dementia...
Developing End of Life Expertise
You have to walk the walk before you can talk the talk. Learn from your patient/family interactions. At the same time read everything you can get your hands on...
An Unpleasant Memory of Dad's Care
I am sharing this letter and my response because this family is not the only family that has carried memories, sometimes for years, of situations that occurred as their loved...
SOCIAL WORKERS: I want to be like you when I grow up
This is the story that came to mind when I decided to write a blog for National Social Work month. Social work, to me, is about saying the right words...