Welcome to my Journey
These are my personal stories, lessons, and learnings that guided me through my father’s end-of-life journey.
How to be a Patient Advocate
The following is a guest blog written by Beth Cavenaugh, the author of Some Light at the End. Beth is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care nurse with a rich experience in caring for patients at...
Read MoreMy Turn To Take Care
It’s humbling to need help, particularly when the help you need is with things that are so basic and have been so easy for decades. Getting up from a chair. Picking something up off the floor.
Read MoreHow to Become a Care Partner
“Who are you?” said the Caterpillar…
Read MoreGifts For The Person Who...
Apparently Google thinks I’m searching for the perfect “gift for that person who has everything”. If only it were that easy. Gift giving is a whole lot more challenging when you are searching for...
Read MoreFear is at the Heart of Love...
...fear is at the heart of love… This line from a song has always resonated with me, even before I became a care partner and lost my Dad to cancer.
Read MoreA Military Brat and Her Airman Father
Caring for loved ones who are dying is always difficult. When that loved one is a decorated war veteran as well as your father, there is a unique layer of protocol that demands you assume a mantle of...
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