If someone had called me a homebody before now, I may have been offended or at least puzzled, as my focus during my work (as an experience design consultant, a family caregiver, and now a cause-founder/champion) has not been on being at home, or home life, but on the work itself: consulting way more than […]
“Clean the closet” is likely among the very last things to do on a long-term carer’s list of to-dos when home care and or visits to doctors, the hospital, or the assisted living is higher on the list of priorities. When long-term caring for loved ones extends for years and years, it is not uncommon […]
My parents have passed on and we are now sitting and sorting the contents of my family home. Friends and family are helping, as is a phased-approach and the method of working within categories. Phases include: reducing, recycling, and re-using. We are mostly finished with the first two phases and are now within the re-use […]
It is the end of week 2 with an artificial aortic heart valve (my father’s) and its effects (on my father’s, my own and Karl’s quality of life). My father is at a Long-Term Acute-Care Rehab Hospital North of Boston since Tuesday. He’s had mixed feelings this week about the therapy program there. The first […]
It is the end of a life-changing week for my father, Joe, who’s life has been extended with the Core Valve (a man-made aortic heart valve). A great amount of energy, skill, resources, prayers and social/emotional/spiritual supports have been given to him by a highly skilled acute care medical team, a family support team of […]
An introvert by nature, I have been involved in a personal healing-process-at-home… isn’t this where most healing processes occur? Writing, blogging, teaching and coaching small groups online and onsite North and South of Boston, I have started to understand my new role as a teacher, coach, companion, and care consultant. Ora et labora, prayer and […]
My third year of survivor-mission-in-motion, I have begun to meet with my local faith-based organization leaders North of Boston. I’m surprised I’ve been working for three years and just now have reached a readiness to communicate my passion, purpose, and programs to the leaders of the people. Being a social entrepreneur and wounded healer is […]
