This post is sponsored by Clearday at Home™. All opinions and statements are my own. We have been living this pandemic life for over a year now. We have all had to create and adjust to our ‘new normal’ and find new ways to combat isolation, boredom, and physical inactivity. I know when I find […]
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This post is sponsored by HandsFree Health™. All opinions and statements are my own. WellBe® is a voice-enabled virtual health assistant created by HandsFree Health. Health is the key word which sets this virtual assistant apart from the others you may be familiar with like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant. While WellBe can
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own The United States currently has 53 million family caregivers*. That’s over six times the population size of New York City! Since 2015, the caregiver community has grown over 20%. This is partly due to our aging adult population living longer and
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As a parent to my two children, I used to tell my kids that my job was to keep them safe and help them become adults that other people want to be around. In my mind, the second part meant many things such as being polite, respectful, hard-working, and compassionate. In hindsight, I really didn’t
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a guest post written by Presley Kappana While everyone’s caregiving journey is different, many people become caregivers later in life; but my journey started sooner than expected. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, my grandmother was not only my guardian but my best friend. We did everything together from snowshoeing to banana bread baking, and I
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. 2020 has been filled with so much grief. I certainly anticipated some grief this year yet so much of this grief came as a complete surprise. How much more loss can we all handle in one year!? When I hear ‘grief’,
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I just wanted a hug. Normally hugs are free for the taking but not during this Covid-Pandemic. Grief is lonely and during 2020, it’s even lonelier. My mom passed away earlier this month at the age of 82. While not a surprise, since mom has been declining for many years, it’s still heartbreaking. I do
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While many events have been postponed or rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations still technically happen. I’ve spent much time over the past few weeks thinking of ways to honor and celebrate my son Jacob’s high school graduation. We all remember the pinnacle moments of the end of our high
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. As I’m sure you are all aware of, we’ve been instructed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to socially distance ourselves until we are told it is safe to do otherwise. Social distancing is defined as deliberately increasing the
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This post was written in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. Since 2016, National Caregivers Day has been observed on the third Friday in February. I meet and talk to people all the time who don’t even call themselves a caregiver. In my eyes, you are a caregiver if you are helping
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