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Dan’s Covid-19 Blog #2: The joys of gazebos
The gazebo is ready...the furniture out... Notes from a Covid-19 Caregiver's journey... I felt this big push to get the gazebo set up on the back deck for my father-in-law and so on Sunday a couple of weeks ago I did. As I reflected afterwards on the “why” for this...
Dan’s Covid-19 Blog #1: Past merely surviving to thriving in this pandemic.
Past merely surviving to thriving in this pandemic I am a newly minted full-time caregiver and house-husband. Previously I was a part-time caregiver with a part-time contract at Stonebridge Haven. I had a roster of ladies-in-waiting (PSWs, a mom/sitter and a cleaning...
May you have a Holy Lent
You have a Holy Lent! May we have a Holy Lent. May I have a Holy Lent. We were challenged by our minister, Jonathon Kouri, at St. Paul's Ash Wednesday service this morning to have a Holy Lent by being vulnerable with God. To make a practice of being vulnerable with...
Dan’s Blog #26: When we get upset
When we get upset, as we must from time to time, what is going on and what should we do? You see what you say and do when you are stirred up can have consequences and ramifications for a long time if you are unwise. Wisdom is...
Dan’s Blog #25: Waves crashing over me
It started a week or two ago but it is happening more often lately. These waves come crashing over me. I will have been busy doing something and when I finally stop, up out of my chest comes this wave that just crashes over me. It is...
Dan’s Blog #24: God’s word to this caregiver today
This caregiver likes to start his day checking a daily bible verse source, as well as some Rumi, usually from a random opening of a book. In fact, because of Claire's gifts to Jane, I and herself, we all have new...
Dan’s Blog #23: Care management during palliative care
I tell you, while I am so blessed by having so much help, wow, the effort to co-ordinate it is not insignificant! I now routinely have four different ladies in waiting taking care of HRH. I have government provided PSWs three hours a...
Dan’s Blog #22: Calling the funeral home with my father-in-law
Tough call for my father-in-law and I both yesterday. I had the easier role as I was the person taking charge and making sure everything will work out okay, whereas he was the loving husband staring his wife's death in the...
Dan’s Blog #21: Screams of terror
My Mom has pretty advanced Alzheimer's and is completely terrified when it comes time to get her up, clean her up or put her to bed. I experienced this first hand when I helped the nurse put her to bed. She screamed and...
Dan’s Blog #20: Walking with God, walking with those we love, walking with those we are given
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 This is my walk, actually my prayer for this year is "more of you,...