Caring for your loved one is one of the hardest jobs in the world. However, just like any flight attendant will explain, it is important that you put on your mask before helping the person next to you.
Maybe your walker makes you feel encumbered. Maybe you are self conscious. Maybe you feel like this tool that’s supposed to make your overall life easier, actually makes some things less convenient. But just like an outfit or a hot car, it’s all about the accessories!
Now that you’ve gone through delivery and have your baby in your arms, balancing motherhood and self care is the new normal. So, while you’re taking care of the needs of that little bundle of joy, your postpartum body has needs too. This isn’t about fitting into your pre-pregnancy jeans or a number on the scale, but rather making sure you’re the strongest woman and mom that you can be.
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can be incredibly difficult on many levels. Although it is a complicated illness, sometimes the best way to tackle things is one symptom at a time. One aspect of dementia that you may struggle with is called “sundowning.” It’s also referred to as sundown syndrome or late day confusion.
Who can forget Carrie Bradshaw running across the street in the highest of heels, making it look easy?
So you’ve decided to be a caregiver for your elderly parent or grandparent. Lots of changes will come your way as your household welcomes another member and adjustments will need to be made in your family unit. In that same way, some adjustments to your home can offer you peace of mind and life easier for your loved one. How can you make sure that your home – which previously did not meet the needs of an elderly individual – is a safe place for them?
Your body has nurtured another human for nine months and then labored to bring your bundle of joy into the world. As you read this now, you may not have slept, there may be spit up on your shirt, or maybe you’re pumping at work in the break room. No part of the motherhood gig is easy – all the more reason for you to be your strongest self.
A stroke is a life altering event that may require occupational and physical rehabilitation during recovery. While you work hard with your doctors and therapists, there will be other challenges to everyday life that you may not have considered before your stroke. Gone are the days when you can pull on a pair of jeans without thinking or bend and stretch in order to zip up the back of a dress.
There are some difficult realities that come along with aging. One of them is that older people are simply at a greater risk for falling. Falls are actually the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in elderly people. In fact, every 11 minutes an older person falls and every 19 minutes an older person dies due to a fall. In this case, an older person is defined as anyone over the age 50.
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