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Month: September 2011
Third Annual CARE-Y Awards™
My caregiving version of the Emmy Awards are out - honoring the "reel life" and "real life" caregivers on TV - read more about the award winners.
And the Awards Goes to . . . Third Annual CARE-Y Awards™ – Caregivers on TV
For the last three years I have bestowed my own version of the Emmy Awards – something I call the CARE-Y Awards™ that acknowledges the TV programming that showcases caregivers and caregiving situations. I also have bestowed honors on those TV personalities and talent...
What Is Your Caregiver Style?
Fashion fades, only style remains the same. – Coco Chanel As we gear up for some of the fun fashion events of the season (Fall Fashion Week just started and the Emmy Awards are on September 18), it had me thinking about the different styles we have when it comes to...
Caregiving Lessons from 9/11
The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very act. Go! – Walter Schirra, Sr. Today we commemorate and honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the attacks of September 11th just 10...
Honoring America’s Unpaid Labor Force – Family Caregivers
For most of us, Labor Day signifies the official end of summer, the last day women should wear white (although this rule has been waning in recent years) and the beginning of football season. However, the first federal observance of Labor Day in 1894 established this...