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Listmania books on caregiving and writing
Here are some books on caregiving that can help you tackle the tough issues without romanticizing the burden or turning yourself into a martyr. As for writing, I find that at my age, I don't like to waste time, either in reading for pleasure or picking up a book that might make my own writing better. I want to share these with you.
Flores Island in the Azores
Never heard of the Azores? Flores Island is the westernmost part of Europe and a great destination for birdwatchers. Watch my video, and you'll discover a hidden paradise,
Veni, Vidi, Venice
Or, in the baudlerized version of Caesar's famous line, "I came, I saw, and Venice conquered me." I love to travel and discover new places, and making these videos gives me a chance to share the known and unknown world.
We Could Have Been Heroines
As Congress considered revisions to the way we financed health insurance, I heard a lot about requiring families to buy coverage, but nothing about expanding coverage for long-term illness and in-home care, no hint that our government might provide income-tax or Social-Security credits for family caregivers. The backbreaking labor of long-term care is unacknowledged and unpaid, and yet, today, according to the National Family Caregivers Association, there are fifty million people providing care for the chronically ill, disabled, or aged members of their families.
(The Schweitzer Fellows--a group of graduate students in various disciplines of health care--invited me to talk about what it's really like to provide in-home care for the long-term, chronically ill. Click the link below to read the complete speech, "We Could Have Been Heroines.")
(The Schweitzer Fellows--a group of graduate students in various disciplines of health care--invited me to talk about what it's really like to provide in-home care for the long-term, chronically ill. Click the link below to read the complete speech, "We Could Have Been Heroines.")