Category: Caregiving

God sends His gifts of grace in surprising ways. by Susanna Burkett Chenoweth Hope is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tunes without the words –And never stops — at all. — Emily Dickinson I paused in Mom’s doorway, softly reciting a scripture verse: “I can do all [things]…

Dementia steals many things — among them, the present and the future. But memories remain. One woman learned to find release and redemption in things her mother has forgotten.

Dementia takes a tough toll on everyone — especially the primary caregiver. When that caregiver is a mother with young children at home, the task is even harder, squeezed between the constant needs of children and those of the mother. One woman experienced God’s strength in her weariness and learned how to make better decisions for herself and her family.

Caregiving is one of the toughest jobs there is, especially when the patient is a loved one. How do you handle the physical, relational, and emotional changes? Read one woman’s honest journey through her mother’s toughest days and the secret to her survival.

by Joyann Dwire   After Mom passed away, I became co-facilitator of my church’s caregiver support group and discovered that what I had endured with my mother was not unique. In fact, many participants were dealing with more hardships than I had. Often the stress of caregiving was compounded by a lack of support —…

It happens in more and more families these days: a spouse’s forgetfulness, then increasing signs of memory loss. One woman cared for her husband as long as she could but had to stop after his dementia worsened. God made sure she was not alone.