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BEST RX FOR CAREGIVER BURNOUT

YOU ONLY THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT
I wish I had better news than what I am about to tell you.  My prescription for caregiver burnout is the last thing you want to hear. I wish it was a pill, a massage, eating right, or Me time.  Those all may help.  Sadly, the best way to manage care giver burnout is EXERCISE.  Sorry.  I wish you could simply flop on the sofa.
I took on the family caregiver role voluntarily. I had the ability to be to be calm, poised, and an ace in a crisis.  I never lost my… More

COPING STRATEGIES FOR STRESS–BY THE BEST

Wisdom and humor from the late, great George Carlin.  Caregivers: Print out this list and keep it where you can see it.

Throw out nonessential numbers:  age, weight, and height.
Keep only cheerful friends.  The grouches pull you down.
Keep learning.
Enjoy the simple things.
Laugh often and loud.
Endure, grieve, and move on.
Be alive while you are alive.
Surround yourself with what you love: family, friends, music, art,  pets, chocolates.
Your home is your refuge.
Cherish… More