Schedules are crammed for the Sandwich Generation but it’s vital for caregivers to go to doctor, and other appointments with our aging parents.
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Caregiving Resources and Ideas for the Sandwich Generation
Autumn is a fun time to share God’s love with our grandkids, whether part of a home schooling program or just having fun building memories.
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Would you like free classical music to share with your grandkids, senior parents, or friends in your home schooling program? SandwichINK has a great resource.
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Caregiving is highlighted by special moments. Whether you are caring for an elderly loved one, a sweet grandchild, a dear friend who is ill, or in the case of those of us of the Sandwich Generation, two or more of these, you may find periods of your life when you have long stretches of mundane, [...]
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DID YOU KNOW? Amazon has a Christian Book “Store”. It is NOT easy to find. It’s not listed with their regular stores. It’s not listed in their menus. But it’s there. It pops up as an option every so often and now it’s URL will be on this blog for you to learn about and us to never lose [...]
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The worship music at my church is one of the highlights for me each Sunday. I love singing to praise God and am so blessed as I do it. I hope and pray I am a blessing to Him as well! Fortunately, as most of us know well, the Psalms say to make a joyful [...]
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I subscribe to a lot of email newsletters covering a myriad of topics. Periodically, I plan to do articles with brief Synopses (Site Seeing, if you will) of some of them to pass on snippets of useful information along with their links so you can read the whole shebang if you are interested. ***** [...]
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I’ve lived in earthquake country. I’ve lived in hurricane country. I’ve even visited in tornado country. I’ve learned that there are wonderful little booklets with all sorts of valuable information for each of these types of disasters. Problem is, I always seem to bring them home from the store, get interrupted, and promptly misplace them. [...]
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There is a wonderful service out there to help all of us who don’t have perfect memories! That is DEFNITELY me! It is called Jott. It offers quite a bit, but I personally only use it for one thing. I call their 800 phone number using my speed dial 6. When the recording asks me [...]
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Merck is very well known for their medical manuals. I have two fat paperbacks by them in my bookcase. They are wonderful when we have a mystery ailment that needs “diagnosing.” One is “The Merck Manual of Medical Information” which covers pretty much every symptom I’ve ever come across. The other is “The Merck Manual [...]
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Gas prices are up. Food prices are up. Medicine prices are up. Unemployment is up. And needs haven’t gone away! This economy is a difficult one for anyone, but it’s especially demanding for caregivers. Many times they are not just giving time, they are helping with expenses. So what would be a whammy for a [...]
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Do you have a neighbor who has been rushed to the hospital? Or one who has just been moved to a care facility? Or do you, perhaps, have one who has become confined to their bed? Are you wanting to help but don’t know how or what to do? Welcome to my world! Been there, [...]
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Because of health, expenses, etc., it can be hard to visit all your children and grandchildren as often as you like. Fortunately there are lots of fun and creative ways to keep close to them in spite of the distance. One of my ongoing plans for this blog is for us all to share different [...]
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Caregivers need to know that inflammatory breast cancer, often misdiagnosed as mastitis, is the most aggressive form of breast cancer. Early detection is vital.
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MedPlusUSA is an excellent resource for caregivers of aging parents, offering a large inventory of medical supplies & equipment with friendly customer service.
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