Love Your Caregiving Life

Get to know Charlotte and her experiences as a Caregiver for her husband, who has thyroid cancer. In this episode, you will get a little background information and what you can expect from the podcast.

In today's episode, we continue our conversation with Carol Bush, a passionate advocate for palliative care. Host Charlotte Bayala dives deeper into the topic, addressing the common issue of many people being unaware of palliative care and how to advocate for it for their loved ones. They discuss the importance of asking for palliative care at any stage of a medical journey, whether it's before a procedure or while facing unknown symptoms. Together, they highlight how palliative care focuses on improving quality of life for both the patient and their caregivers.

Tune in to this enlightening episode as we explore the significance of palliative care and the impact it can have on the caregiving journey. Find the links mentioned on the transcript page at https://www.loveyourcaregivinglife.com

“The wife may start to ask herself, Who am I now? Am I more of a caregiver than a wife?

Today’s podcast episode is the first of a two part conversation with Dr Aaron Blight

Dr Blight is the author of the new book, When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse or Aging Relative.

In this episode Dr Blight speaks with me on the issues we have in identifying as caregivers. Usually we are thrust into helping a loved one and we become a caregiver without even realizing it. Once we realize we are caregivers, we have some decisions to make on how we will go forward into that role.

Listen more on how we create an identity as a caregiver and how that process is one of the most important things to do in order to accept the life we live.

You can find Dr Blight at https://caregivingkinetics.com

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I know it might not feel like a time to celebrate for you. As a caregiver the beginning of the year can be annoying. Everyone talking about resolutions and how they are going to change their lives. While you’re just trying to keep up with how to get your spouse to doctors appointments during covid.

But, even if for just a quick second, congratulate yourself for making it through. Take a moment to look back at what you survived, fought for and learned.

Want this year to feel better? Where do you start?

Listen more on today’s podcast.

After listening, head over to the podcast website to find support, downloads and other episodes. www.caregiverconnectionpodcast.com

Hope. Sometimes it fuels you and other times it’s a four letter word.

I know how it feels to really have hope and the crushing feeling when you realize it isn’t going to happen.

Life may feel like it’s harder for us but it isn’t impossible and if we can find a way to hope we can stay connected with what fuels us and helps us to continue as caregivers in this world.

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