Comments on: Serving the Needs of the Church’s Aging Members and Caregivers http://www.yourministryhelper.com/serving-the-needs-of-the-churchs-aging-members-and-caregivers.html tips and solutions for the business side of ministry Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Valerie Johnson http://www.yourministryhelper.com/serving-the-needs-of-the-churchs-aging-members-and-caregivers.html/comment-page-1#comment-149 Valerie Johnson Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:11:17 +0000 http://www.yourministryhelper.com/?p=433#comment-149 Hi Bob, you make a good point about burnout and humor. In my other blog - <a href="http://acaregiversjournal.com" rel="nofollow">A Caregiver's Journal</a> - I try to find the humor in our caregiving efforts for my sister. Thanks for stopping by. Hi Bob, you make a good point about burnout and humor. In my other blog – A Caregiver’s Journal – I try to find the humor in our caregiving efforts for my sister. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Bob Tell http://www.yourministryhelper.com/serving-the-needs-of-the-churchs-aging-members-and-caregivers.html/comment-page-1#comment-148 Bob Tell Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:38:32 +0000 http://www.yourministryhelper.com/?p=433#comment-148 I have expressed the following thoughts before on several blogs. However, I believe they are worth repeating. Caregiver burnout is a major issue for those with this awesome responsibility. Don't overlook the role of humor to make things more bearable. Things that made me angry and frustrated when my mother (who had dementia)was alive, in retrospect are filled with funny happenings. This is true too for the many caregivers who read my blog and contact me about my book which emphasizes humor as a healing balm. Caregivers need all the emotional support they can get. Dementia is a disease that knows no boundaries. It is blind to thecategories in which we usually place our fellow human beings. It can occur at the age of 55 or 85. It can happen to Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, males and females, rich and poor. It will not spare ex-presidents or ex-prime ministers. It did not spare my mother. Tears are shed by husbands and wives, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters—in fact anyone responsible for the care of a loved one with dementia. Bob Tell, Author Dementia Diary, A Caregiver's Journal I have expressed the following thoughts before on several blogs. However, I believe they are worth repeating. Caregiver burnout is a major issue for those with this awesome responsibility. Don’t overlook the role of humor to make things more bearable. Things that made me angry and frustrated when my mother (who had dementia)was alive, in retrospect are filled with funny happenings. This is true too for the many caregivers who read my blog and contact me about my book which emphasizes humor as a healing balm. Caregivers need all the emotional support they can get. Dementia is a disease that knows no boundaries. It is blind to thecategories in which we usually place our fellow human beings. It can occur at the age of 55 or 85. It can happen to Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, males and females, rich and poor. It will not spare ex-presidents or ex-prime ministers. It did not spare my mother. Tears are shed by husbands and wives, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters—in fact anyone responsible for the care of a loved one with dementia.

Bob Tell, Author
Dementia Diary, A Caregiver’s Journal

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