#caregiving — Public Fediverse posts

Tonight was an extremely shitty night in the elder-care department. Buckle in, this is a long rant I need to get off my chest.
#elderCare #careGiving #sandwichGeneration #narcissism #scams
1/19

Smurfs Log: My fellow Pocket Friends. I Feel Love 😘

#Caregiving #Fediverse #PocketFriends

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

(Look it up on your favorite music player, or use this #EVIL link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaD7bNmblm0

#Music #Oldskool

Smurfs Log: My fellow Pocket Friends. I Feel Love 😘

#Caregiving #Fediverse #PocketFriends

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

(Look it up on your favorite music player, or use this #EVIL link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaD7bNmblm0

#Music #Oldskool

Smurfs Log: My fellow Pocket Friends. I Feel Love 😘

#Caregiving #Fediverse #PocketFriends

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

(Look it up on your favorite music player, or use this #EVIL link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaD7bNmblm0

#Music #Oldskool

Smurfs Log: My fellow Pocket Friends. I Feel Love 😘

#Caregiving #Fediverse #PocketFriends

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

(Look it up on your favorite music player, or use this #EVIL link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaD7bNmblm0

#Music #Oldskool

Smurfs Log: My fellow Pocket Friends. I Feel Love 😘

#Caregiving #Fediverse #PocketFriends

I Feel Love (Donna Summer)

(Look it up on your favorite music player, or use this #EVIL link)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaD7bNmblm0

#Music #Oldskool

I don't remember whether I've posted before about how Uncle's Adult Protective Services caseworker and the caseworker's supervisor both basically ghosted me, stopped paying Uncle's rent from his Social Security checks which they were managing, without notifying either Uncle or me that they were going to do that, and before doing that sent a rent payment which was totally the wrong amount for some hitherto unexplained reason.
#elderCare #careGiving #sandwichGeneration
(1/3)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the USA

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the USA and I have mixed feelings about it. My beliefs about mental health, mental illness, treatment, freewill, and legal agency have changed a lot over the years as a result of my reading, observations, and experience as a family caregiver for three adults with what some refer to as “mental health issues.” In my family they are schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar-II. I will get to the “issues” rhetoric in a bit. (1/10)

#MentalHealth #Psychology #Psychiatry #MentalIllness #Caregiving

Ryan Reynolds shares his father's (& his family's) experience of #Parkinson's. It's not always just a shaky gait. 50% of people w/Parkinson's have visual/auditory hallucinations.

"[Dr. Fleischer] asks every one of her patients w/Parkinson's disease about hallucinations & delusions at every visit to increase awareness of the symptoms and the likelihood of reporting them."

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/ryan-reynolds-father-parkinsons-disease-hidden-symptoms

#Dementia
#Caregiving

Ryan Reynolds shares his father's (& his family's) experience of #Parkinson's. It's not always just a shaky gait. 50% of people w/Parkinson's have visual/auditory hallucinations.

"[Dr. Fleischer] asks every one of her patients w/Parkinson's disease about hallucinations & delusions at every visit to increase awareness of the symptoms and the likelihood of reporting them."

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/ryan-reynolds-father-parkinsons-disease-hidden-symptoms

#Dementia
#Caregiving

Ryan Reynolds shares his father's (& his family's) experience of #Parkinson's. It's not always just a shaky gait. 50% of people w/Parkinson's have visual/auditory hallucinations.

"[Dr. Fleischer] asks every one of her patients w/Parkinson's disease about hallucinations & delusions at every visit to increase awareness of the symptoms and the likelihood of reporting them."

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/ryan-reynolds-father-parkinsons-disease-hidden-symptoms

#Dementia
#Caregiving

Ryan Reynolds shares his father's (& his family's) experience of #Parkinson's. It's not always just a shaky gait. 50% of people w/Parkinson's have visual/auditory hallucinations.

"[Dr. Fleischer] asks every one of her patients w/Parkinson's disease about hallucinations & delusions at every visit to increase awareness of the symptoms and the likelihood of reporting them."

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/ryan-reynolds-father-parkinsons-disease-hidden-symptoms

#Dementia
#Caregiving

Ryan Reynolds shares his father's (& his family's) experience of #Parkinson's. It's not always just a shaky gait. 50% of people w/Parkinson's have visual/auditory hallucinations.

"[Dr. Fleischer] asks every one of her patients w/Parkinson's disease about hallucinations & delusions at every visit to increase awareness of the symptoms and the likelihood of reporting them."

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/ryan-reynolds-father-parkinsons-disease-hidden-symptoms

#Dementia
#Caregiving

Smurfs Log: Almost 4 AM. I need coffee…

* My sister woke me up, so I am once again sitting at my mom's bed...

#Caregiving #Photography

"Het is moeilijk zingen tijdens het huilen, maar ik doe mijn best"

#Alzheimers #Caregiving #Dementia #Photography

The #podcast I did with Bob Roth of Health Futures is now available. If you or a loved one have been affected by #dementia, especially #Alzheimer's, you might find helpful, perhaps even comforting, this conversation about #love, #grief, #language, #emotions, and #loss. If you do listen, I would be very interested in feedback.

https://lnkd.in/gTi4PB4D
https://lnkd.in/g4kyYjXw

Here is the accompanying blog:
https://lnkd.in/gb-fZ7mA

#Caregiving
@caregivers

The #podcast I did with Bob Roth of Health Futures is now available. If you or a loved one have been affected by #dementia, especially #Alzheimer's, you might find helpful, perhaps even comforting, this conversation about #love, #grief, #language, #emotions, and #loss. If you do listen, I would be very interested in feedback.

https://lnkd.in/gTi4PB4D
https://lnkd.in/g4kyYjXw

Here is the accompanying blog:
https://lnkd.in/gb-fZ7mA

#Caregiving
@caregivers

The #podcast I did with Bob Roth of Health Futures is now available. If you or a loved one have been affected by #dementia, especially #Alzheimer's, you might find helpful, perhaps even comforting, this conversation about #love, #grief, #language, #emotions, and #loss. If you do listen, I would be very interested in feedback.

https://lnkd.in/gTi4PB4D
https://lnkd.in/g4kyYjXw

Here is the accompanying blog:
https://lnkd.in/gb-fZ7mA

#Caregiving
@caregivers

The #podcast I did with Bob Roth of Health Futures is now available. If you or a loved one have been affected by #dementia, especially #Alzheimer's, you might find helpful, perhaps even comforting, this conversation about #love, #grief, #language, #emotions, and #loss. If you do listen, I would be very interested in feedback.

https://lnkd.in/gTi4PB4D
https://lnkd.in/g4kyYjXw

Here is the accompanying blog:
https://lnkd.in/gb-fZ7mA

#Caregiving
@caregivers

The #podcast I did with Bob Roth of Health Futures is now available. If you or a loved one have been affected by #dementia, especially #Alzheimer's, you might find helpful, perhaps even comforting, this conversation about #love, #grief, #language, #emotions, and #loss. If you do listen, I would be very interested in feedback.

https://lnkd.in/gTi4PB4D
https://lnkd.in/g4kyYjXw

Here is the accompanying blog:
https://lnkd.in/gb-fZ7mA

#Caregiving
@caregivers

Smurfs Log: Holding hands

* I usually post my weekly photo later in the week. However, I'm not sure if my mom will still be with us. She has a strong heart and isn't ready to let go yet…

#Caregiving

2026/20 #Hände

#52WochenFotoChallenge #Photography

A hard thing about trying to care for Uncle from several states away is I need to rely on other people and people let me down repeatedly.
I repeatedly asked the people who promised to gather up Uncle's incorrectly unforwarded mail and ship it to me to search his apartment for mail and make sure to send me all of it.
Today after several months' hiatus I finally made it to Uncle's apartment and found multiple piles of mail they didn't send me.
🤦😡
#elderCare #sandwichGeneration #careGiving

Smurfs Log: Morpheus

* Morpheus is a god associated with sleep and dreams. The drug morphine is named after Morpheus because of its hallucinogenic effects.

#Caregiving

Greenhouse

#Caregiving #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Photography

Boundaries

#Caregiving #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Photography

went and grabbed a beer with one of my oldest friends and band mates. his dad was just diagnosed with dementia and he’s feeling very overwhelmed about all that will (and is) demand of him. a lot of what he was saying reminded me of how I felt when I started caregiving however many years ago that was now, despite the differences in circumstances. I felt both like I had some wisdom to offer and also completely helpless

#caregiving

Smurfs Log: Keeping vigil

* Yesterday, my mom received the Anointing of the Sick. Today, this kind lady and I are keeping vigil by her side.

#Caregiving #Photography

Smurfs Log: Me and my Mom...

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

As planned, I have emptied my mother's house. The real estate agent is going to put his sign in the front yard next week. The present circumstances with my mother were however not part of the plan 😢 Today I've asked the priest at my mother's church to mention her at tomorrow's prayers... 🙏

#Caregiving #Photography

I explore the psychological necessity of routine and domestic labour for the elderly as a means of maintaining dignity and purpose through repetitive tasks that serve as vital frameworks that hold a person’s identity together.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/02/octogenarians/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #psychology #care #blog #podcast #ageing #humanism #meaning #feminism #purpose #housework #domestic #employment #productivity #ritual #retirement #caregiving #elderly #compassion #absurdity #sisyphus #writing #routine

I explore the psychological necessity of routine and domestic labour for the elderly as a means of maintaining dignity and purpose through repetitive tasks that serve as vital frameworks that hold a person’s identity together.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/02/octogenarians/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #psychology #care #blog #podcast #ageing #humanism #meaning #feminism #purpose #housework #domestic #employment #productivity #ritual #retirement #caregiving #elderly #compassion #absurdity #sisyphus #writing #routine

I explore the psychological necessity of routine and domestic labour for the elderly as a means of maintaining dignity and purpose through repetitive tasks that serve as vital frameworks that hold a person’s identity together.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/02/octogenarians/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #psychology #care #blog #podcast #ageing #humanism #meaning #feminism #purpose #housework #domestic #employment #productivity #ritual #retirement #caregiving #elderly #compassion #absurdity #sisyphus #writing #routine

I explore the psychological necessity of routine and domestic labour for the elderly as a means of maintaining dignity and purpose through repetitive tasks that serve as vital frameworks that hold a person’s identity together.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/02/octogenarians/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #psychology #care #blog #podcast #ageing #humanism #meaning #feminism #purpose #housework #domestic #employment #productivity #ritual #retirement #caregiving #elderly #compassion #absurdity #sisyphus #writing #routine

I explore the psychological necessity of routine and domestic labour for the elderly as a means of maintaining dignity and purpose through repetitive tasks that serve as vital frameworks that hold a person’s identity together.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/02/octogenarians/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#philosophy #psychology #care #blog #podcast #ageing #humanism #meaning #feminism #purpose #housework #domestic #employment #productivity #ritual #retirement #caregiving #elderly #compassion #absurdity #sisyphus #writing #routine

As more people leave the US, that has long-lasting economic impacts https://www.byteseu.com/1981583/ #Agriculture #California #Caregiving #construction #deportations #economy #Healthcare #LaborForce #LosAngeles

My students’ house rules.
Applicable to all.

#autism
#volunteering
#caregiving

Smurfs Log: Pretty Vacant

Part of the 'Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mum's House)' series.

* The photoseries depicting my mother's house is drawing to a close. Over the past 7 months, I’ve sorted through everything and documented all the important items. The house is now almost empty...

#Caregiving #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Photography

Smurfs Log: Dad’s Lion's Paw

Part of the 'Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mum's House)' series

* This furniture set was designed by my Dad. Tomorrow it's gone 😢

#ThrowbackThursday #Caregiving #Photography

Smurfs Log: Avondzon

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

#Urban #Caregiving #Photography

Sara Luterman is a disabled reporter who writes for The 19th on disability and aging. (Please boost)

#Disability #CareGap #Caregiving

Managing chronic conditions in seniors takes daily attention, clear routines, and a strong support system. Practical advice for better days.
Read here: https://www.onecaregiversjourney.com/understanding-managing-chronic-conditions-seniors/

#SeniorHealth #ChronicIllness #Caregiving #ElderCare #HealthManagement #FamilyCaregiver

Suddenly being a personal care provider for my mother-in-law with extreme memory issues is simultaneously fascinating and frustrating.

I can't help but compare this to the movie _Memento_. Not that she's forgetting who she is, or where she is, but her mind is still very inconsistent with what she can remember. Often she forgets something she just said, or where she put something she was just holding 5 minutes ago.

It's fascinating to see what someone's "default" thought cyles are.

She is _constantly_ defaulting back to money as the thing she thinks about. How much something costs. How much something is worth. How much she has to pay for some perceived future expense. She behaves like she lived through the great depression, but she's been living a very comfortable lifestyle for 30+ years.

Her 2nd default thoughts are about people who died. Family, friends, acquaintances. Sometimes thinking she needs to talk to someone who is long passed.

And then finally the cycle comes back to grief over my father-in-law.

#dementia #caregiving #thoughts

'Rest On Waste' Another day in paradise.

😡

48 Hour vomiting bug across ward >lockdown.
...then an outbreak of bed bugs.

Filthy food encrusted furniture and poor personal care is a great combo for this nonsense.

#photography
#caregiving
#dementia

Buddhist teachings on caregiving

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #caregiving

https://www.lionsroar.com/wisdom-for-caregivers/

Buddhist teachings on caregiving

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #caregiving

https://www.lionsroar.com/wisdom-for-caregivers/

Buddhist teachings on caregiving

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #caregiving

https://www.lionsroar.com/wisdom-for-caregivers/

Buddhist teachings on caregiving

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #caregiving

https://www.lionsroar.com/wisdom-for-caregivers/

Buddhist teachings on caregiving

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #caregiving

https://www.lionsroar.com/wisdom-for-caregivers/

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CONCUSSION, TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN...

The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist
#Dementia #HealthAwareness #BrainHealth #Alzheimers #Neurology #MedicalEducation #PublicHealth #RareDiseases #MentalHealth #Healthcare #Awareness #Science #Caregiving #Aging
https://the-14.com/the-four-types-of-dementia-most-people-dont-know-exist/

The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist
#Dementia #HealthAwareness #BrainHealth #Alzheimers #Neurology #MedicalEducation #PublicHealth #RareDiseases #MentalHealth #Healthcare #Awareness #Science #Caregiving #Aging
https://the-14.com/the-four-types-of-dementia-most-people-dont-know-exist/