Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. As we honor Dr. King’s birthday this month with the “MLK Day of Service” family caregivers can perform two acts of service for...
Sherri Snelling's latest article for PBS/Next Avenue is about Patient Navigators and how they can help caregivers keep calm and carry on. Click here to read the article.
Our blogs and information all year are dedicated to helping caregivers care for themselves as lovingly as they care for others. Each month we will focus on certain wishes to help caregivers achieve that balance between self-care and caregiving - Enjoy! ...
Every New Year’s Eve I spend a few minutes reflecting back on last year’s highlights. Following is a month by month review of those high notes for me personally and for Caregiving Club including: Kicking off Caregiving Club TV with our red carpet celebrity...
Our blogs this month focus on how to have the caregiving conversation and how to volunteer to help caregivers in the spirit of the season!
After a long, hard battle President Obama has gained a second term as Commander in Chief. We heard from the TV news pundits this election was a turning point in understanding the needs of a changing America. I hope valuing family caregivers becomes part of that...
More than 65 million Americans care for a loved one who has a disease, disorder, disability or is aging and needs more help. All month we celebrate our nation's "cast of caregivers" in our blogs and videos. Bravo caregivers!
This month our blogs will focus on a variety of challenges facing the 15 million Americans caring for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
Read our blog about the Carousel of Hope Ball event to raise funds and awareness for diabetes honoring George Clooney and benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.
With the presidential election right around the corner, I took a look at the records on caregiving for both President Obama and former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney for my column on Next Avenue/PBS - link to the article here: Where do the Candidates Stand on...
Glenn Close wants to eliminate the stigma of mental illness - read the story below on her new PSA campaign.
This month our blogs feature caregiving topics related to breast cancer as we celebrate the 2.5 million breast cancer survivors who are still celebrating birthdays.