A commercial from Hillary Clinton’s campaign states that the American Presidency is the toughest job in the world. I respectfully disagree. The President has work hours, a salary, health benefits, and vacation time. 24/7 Family dementia caregivers do not have these job benefits. I would love to hear the 2016 presidential candidates speak on the […]
Tonight’s event at Belmont Media Center will be rescheduled. Moving forward with a listening heart, vision, inquiry, and action, ~ Mary
The Mass Lifespan Respite Coalition has a new TV series about Respite! I’ll be a panelist for their topic in January: Caregiving Innovations… I’ll talk about Rest.Stop.Ranch Respite Retreat Center in development, other panelists will share their innovations, and we’ll have an interactive conversation with the audience. Learn more and Register for this Free Event […]
On this St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland), and the last day of November, National (U.S.) Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National (U.S.) Family Caregivers Month, I pray for a divine intervention for the millions of 24/7 unpaid family dementia-caregivers-in-the-now, especially those experiencing duress and despair, that they may experience: a freedom and peace in their role… […]
We’re thrilled to be mentioned in a Wicked Local article posted this Thanksgiving Day, “Memory Cafés Take Hold,” about the part of our survivor’s mission that is wicked-local– our seasonal Rest.Stop.Ranch Memory Café in Topsfield, MA for dementia caregivers and care-receivers North of Boston! This is a timely article during National Family Caregivers Month and […]
Today at Brooksby Village (a continuing-care retirement community) in Danvers, MA, I attended a four-hour “Suicide and Aging: Gatekeeper Workshop,” presented by the Samaritans of Merrimack Valley (Family Services of the Merrimack Valley). I learned that white men over age 75+ with access to firearms are the greatest risk group; and for every homicide reported, […]
A person with disabilities of my own, I was grateful to make it down to the Boston Common for the ADA25Boston Celebration yesterday, thanks to Edith, my beloved get-it-done/personal-care assistant and companion, who drove us down from our home in the Topsfield wilderness. Edith helped us get to the start of the march, at the […]
This is the second in a series of two posts. 1st post in this series: Robin Hood Redux: MAP Conference 2015: About 80% of long-term-care services in the USA are provided by (often unpaid) family caregivers. Many in this population do not have access to the latest and greatest conference presentations due to barriers financial, […]
This is the first in a series of two posts. 2nd post in this series: Robin Hood Redux: MAP Conference 2015: Mary’s Private Notes 80% of long-term-care services in the USA are provided by (often unpaid) family caregivers. Many in this population do not have access to the latest and greatest conference presentations due to […]
This is the third (and final) in a series of three posts. 1st post in this series: Robin Hood Redux: MLRC Care Conference 2015: About 2nd post in this series: Robin Hood Redux: MLRC Care Conference 2015: Morning 80% of long-term-care services in the USA are provided by (often unpaid) family caregivers. Many in this […]
