👥 📋 👂 the Art of Listening 👂 📋 👥
Greetings ,
The art of listening is so much more than just taking in new information. From the very first, it must be intensely personal. Listening is at the heart of our work as caregivers. It is the essential bridge between the caring and the ill, the disabled, those physically challenged.
Listening is also how we succeed here at The Caregiver Space. And this month, we are listening for you; all of you. The first link below takes you to The Page Listens forum.
This month's Forum question is a simple survey to get you talking to us; your chance to tell us what you need and how you need it. Prefer to take your time with more thoughtful answers?? Paste the questions into your email composer and get back to it when you have some free(-er) time.
Then move on to the variety of media that we produce and procure: Articles, media posts & information are the foundation of our work for you. If you only have a moment to spare, we hope to fill it with meaning and inspiration. And we don't stop at articles and Facebook posts.
If it's TUESDAY.... it's the day to tune in to the online radio broadcast. Dave Nassany, "The Caregivers' Caregiver" hosts a program on Caregiver Burnout. This and every Tuesday afternoon. Tune in to his weekly radio/audio broadcast live. Tune in today at 4pm EST (3pm CST, 1pm PST). Though, if you're getting this a day or two later, or just can't make the live broadcast, follow the link any day of the week and listen in on the recorded session.
And as the sun sets on Tuesday, Bob Harrison hosts the Spousal Care Chats. Every Tuesday evening, 10pm EST (9pm CST, 7pm PST) he'll moderate and listen as only a fellow caregiver can.. Remember, we'll leave the chat history live through the weekend for folks who can't "tune in" at the appointed hour. You can read through the discussion and share the sentiments and sharing whenever you have time in the week.
We;re looking for new ways to help share y/our hopes and dreams, struggles and solutions. We want to re-value what each of us can contribute in support of each other.
So Scroll down and click away. The links and previews of selected posts fall just after this intro. As ever we trail off with a post from our friends at The Mighty.
In the spirit of caregiving,,
Paul Nocera
Director, Community Engagement
Paul@theCaregiverSpace.org
Click the link, and join the forum.
the Focus for March 2016 is...
How can we get you talking?!
A semi-formal survey, 2016
For the month of March 2016, getting these answers will be the heart of our outreach to better address the needs of caregivers on our site. Please find the time to answer for yourself, and come back later to read what others have to say as well.
Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, takes calls from caregivers working to avoid burnout,while interviewing inspirational caregiver experts
This weekly internet Radio Show is broadcast live every Tuesday, with playback as a podcast or audio blog available within a few days of the live show.
Dial-in LIVE TODAY ! Tuesdays, 4:00pm EST & 1:00pm PST (602) 494-5699 to join the Chat: Click the title of this message or the image to the right to go directly to the link for the live show.. or click here to play recent shows online! Whenever you have the time..
The Rising Generation of Millennial Caregivers and How We Can Support Them
My brother acted as the primary caregiver in our home, sacrificing his own dreams that I might be able to pursue mine. As my mother never fully recovered from her surgery, his caregiving role continues to this day.
Posted on March 21, 2016 by Feylyn Lewis
The return of our focused chats has begun. Our regular blogger and author of "Because of Annie", Bob Harrison, hosts the Spousal Care Chats every Tuesday evening.
We'll leave up the chat through the weekend for folks who can't "tune in" at the appointed hour.. you can read through the discussion and share the sentiments and sharing though the week
Every Tuesday evening.
10pm EST / 9pm CST / 8pm PST
using the Chat on TheCaregiverSpace.org
Every year, at this time, I run the “last days of Steve” scenario in my head, over and over again. The three weeks leading to his death are still very much etched in my memory.
Posted on March 18, 2016 by Adrienne Gruberg
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A Letter to the Late Dana Reeve, Christopher Reeve’s Wife, From Eric LeGrand’s Mother
Similar to your experience with your husband Christopher Reeve, my son, former Rutgers football player, Eric LeGrand, sustained a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down more than five years ago. When faced with this devastating injury, you and I didn’t spend time thinking about it. We mustered all of our strength and energy and quickly transitioned into our new role as caregivers.
Posted on March 21, 2016 by Karen LeGrand