Kris McCabe has been the full-time family caregiver for her Grams, Mary, since 2017. They started sharing their life and love as they navigated Alzheimer’s together on Instagram that same year. Now with nearly half a million followers on TikTok, Kris continues to create connections with fellow caregivers while sharing the special bond she has with her Grandma during the progression of this disease. Leading with love, laughter & NY attitude!
In this episode, we dive into what a sole caregiving life looks like, share our dislike for internet trolls, explore what Kris would say to “new to caregiving Kris”, discover where lifewithgrams is headed, and extract the various steps Kris has intentionally taken to elevate her overall mental wellness.
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- What I’m Currently Reading:
- Elizabeth’s Goodreads profile
- Libby App to listen to audiobooks
- My Favorite Thing:
- Family caregivers! Have yet to meet one I haven’t liked. Superior caliber of humanity in my opinion.
- New video podcast on YouTube through ‘Patients Rising’ called ‘Always on Call’
- A Log Cabin in Brooklyn
- The Affair on Showtime
- Firefly Lane
- Recreate the retreat I had in Moab, Utah with your own favorite people – highly recommend!
- Brutally Beautiful for in person and virtual caregiver respite retreats:
- Apply for our Maine retreat this October!
- Retreat for the Alumni of a prior retreat
- Retreat for people who work with family caregivers
- Donate to send more family caregivers to healing respite retreats
- Previous Episodes Mentioned:
- Mary and Kris
- All of the prompts from the lightning round segment of the show are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal. The journal is also now available as a digital download.
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