CARE GIVING

When caring for others it's easy to forget about you. Make sure that you care for yourself. You deserve to be healthy and happy and it will be better for the person you watch over.

Caregivers live with daily challenges few people are willing to undertake. There are a number of tools a caregiver can use to lighten the load and prepare them for eventual return to the outside world.

As Alzheimer's Disease progresses, the patient slowly loses his memory and the ability to care for himself.

Probably nobody needs to practice self-care habits like caregivers for the elderly, mentally handicapped and physically impaired. Burn out in these types of care-giving can occur extremely quickly. Here are some hints.

If your child is 2 to 3 years old and in a hip spica cast, be prepared for a lot of extra work. This is what we learned from taking care of our son, who wore one for seven and a half weeks.

Lists the major agencies that provide health care services to elders living in Pasadena.

America needs to fix its health care system and soon.

Co-sleeping is a safe option for nighttime care, and one that should be considered by new parents to allow for the most rest. Bedside co-sleepers allow parents to co-sleep with their babies when they are not comfortable, or it's not safe, sharing their own beds with them.

You may have heard the expression 'you can't care for someone until you learn to care for yourself'. Said differently, "you can't pour from an empty cup". Is your cup empty? Here is a self-care tip that will help you refuel. Quit shoulding on yourself.