How Caregivers Can Get Through the Holidays Guilt-Free
By admin on Dec 8, 2008 in Family
Linda Abbit of Tender Loving Eldercare has a treasure trove of holiday advice on how we can get through the holidays successfully as caregivers.
How exactly do you deal with the hectic, sometimes difficult holidays while you’re trying to care give?
There is plenty of advice here which we can actually use such as how to get over the guilt of not being able to do it all and how to interact with Alzheimer’s relatives.
Let’s not forget the practical tips too. Linda has found a good article on how to keep our aging parents warm, because as we all know, older people tend to get colder than the rest of us.
Read A Holiday Gathering for Family Caregivers
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3 Comment(s)
By Linda Abbit on Dec 8, 2008 | Reply
Hi Alice and Bill,
Thanks for telling your readers about my holiday post. (I couldn’t find another way to contact you other than by leaving a comment here.)
I’m off to read the other related posts you have listed and look around your site more.
Thanks for spreading the word.
Happy Holidays!
Linda Abbits last blog post..Funny Fridays: Because It’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!
By PotatoChef on Dec 9, 2008 | Reply
The holidays are tough no matter what the condition of your family member are. I think the best way to handle the holidays as caregivers is to try and remember that at one time we all needed help, and that the person we are now helping probably helped us at one time.
By admin on Dec 9, 2008 | Reply
That’s very good advice.
I think the key is to think positively and to stay in that frame of mind. That can keep us happy.