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November Is National Caregivers Month!

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Honoring Caregivers … I’ve come to call it Soul Work.

Caregivers do a lot of it. The grieving do it. Those suffering from the PTSD of having been a caregiver do it.

Guess, we all do it at most any stage of living on this beautiful blue orb.

It’s the process of figuring things out, releasing past hurt and pain, to take ahold of the present moment.

We cannot grab the life we are living today if our hands are full of stuff from the past – so, yes, we all do soul work.

This month, we recognize family caregivers who are juggling a mind-numbing amount of mental, physical, and emotional issues each day.

The last two years have been a challenge – at best – for most of us, and simply brutal for caregivers of loved ones.

Caregiving is isolating enough without the added constraints of a global pandemic. To go through those years that I did previously, but in the present time? No thanks.

So, what do we do to help the caregivers in our community?

  • Send them a card every so often.
  • Call them.
  • Get vaccinated and masked so you can more safely visit them and their loved one.
  • Offer your vaccinated and masked self as a fill-in so they can step out of the house for a bit of exercise or for an errand.
  • Offer to do some chores so they do not have to.
  • Drop off a meal so they do not have to cook.
  • Help them contact their local Area Agency on Aging in the United States to make sure they have the resources they need.

This month, I have lowered the price of my book, Toolkit for Caregivers, to make it even more affordable to those who are caring for loved ones. It is a great gift to a caregiver to show them support when you can’t be there.

Please reach out to a caregiver near you to offer a lifeline. Every little act and deed go a long way to keep their heads above the raging sea that threatens to drown them.

In health-

Deidre

  • #RAISEcaregiving (ACL’s official tag for RAISE activities)
  • #CaregivingInCrisis (CAN’s 2020 observance)
  • #NFCMonth (Annual observance hashtag)
  • #FamilyCaregiver (A larger conversation on family caregiving) 
  • #Caregivers (Broadest conversation around caregiving)

The MORE button below will let you share this post with your friends. It’s also an excellent time to start gift purchases for the coming holidays. Why not go to this link HERE and get copies of my books for your friends and loved ones.

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