Our Purpose
Often there is no choice about caregiving.
A caregiver is responsible for another person’s well being and that is the thing we all have in common. Someone is diagnosed with a disease or injury with treatment and recovery in the unknown future. Someone else is diagnosed with a progressive disease that can only get worse. And all sorts of scenarios in between — all of which require help. Most often, care falls to the person who lives with them – a spouse, a child, a grandchild. A family may provide space for their loved one in their home or choose to care from a distance. Others continue their career and care for their loved one. There are 53 million American adults who care for a spouse, elderly parent or relative, or special-needs child in their home.
We want to make every caregiver’s journey easier. . .
The diagnosis that made us a caregiver was a disease that only 30,000 Americans share. That was difficult. But, for us, caregiving was a total unknown. We would look at one another and say, “how do we. . .? and feel so overwhelmed and uninformed. And what we heard from others, indicated we were not alone in that reaction to a loved one’s incapacity. We vowed we would share what we learned so others could provide the best care possible, without sacrificing their own well-being and sense of self.
We want to offer resources and information . . .
so, no matter your situation, you have concrete information upon which to base decisions. You will find tons of resources that offer financial information, options and sources of help. We hope you will also share resources you discover. Planning ahead makes a huge improvement in your ability to provide care and not stress yourself beyond belief. We want to provide you a way to plan ahead with information and tools at your fingertip so you can avoid that stress by being informed and ready for situations and decisions that come your way.
Caregiving isolates the caregiver, in part because of the time needed to do what is necessary.
In home caregiving, often the person is too ill to have others around, or a brain disease (dementia, FTD, etc) has made them too unpredictable for others to cope. Friends and family drift away. Many people are uncomfortable around any kind of illness so stay away. Some were never there in the first place. We also offer education and tools to reduce the demands that isolation and physical stress bring into our lives.
We want to share our hands-on care giving experiences
so you can learn what to avoid, what to do differently. We have stories . . . oh, do we have stories . . . so you can learn from our mistakes. And to pick up our insights. The more you understand, the better environment you can create for both you and the one for whom you care.
Our primary focus is supporting caregivers.
- No medical advice here. Instead we provide information to give caretakers the means and the vocabulary to communicate with professionals and other persons associated with your loved one.
- Save caregivers time and energy. We’ve created a library with hundreds of trusted websites to help you find information in four different categories — on your loved ones condition/disease, sources of financial help for caregivers, research and education information, tools to make your caregiving easier.
- Provide information so you can take care of yourself.. Our tips are simple, easy to implement and don’t waste time. We provide tools, information, how-to in different formats and different ways so everyone can find what THEY need. Choose what fits you and your situation. Come back for something different when you need a change or to add something more.
- No AI here. Caregiving is personal. We are humans that experienced firsthand caring for a loved one. We are humans sharing our personal experience with other humans. The stories we share are real and share real lessons. Your story is important too and as we grow, we hope to create a community to share our knowledge and experience with others. Our primary objective is service..