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Caregiver Contingency Plan

by Linda J. Austin

We all think in terms of what we give others, seldom do we look at our own needs. Most of us were taught to put others first, so when we take a few extra minutes in the shower that voice says, "you're wasting time." Caregiving is a full time job - a 24-hour a day job for a primary caregiver. So what happens when the primary caregiver gets the flu? breaks a leg? is hospitalized?

Do We Choose?

by Linda J. Austin

I remembered that for all things there is a season; things happen for a reason; some answers are not ours to know. I never once thought of going home, canceling the trip. It doesn't matter if we eat right, exercise, take vitamins, drink lots of water, say our prayers - we are all going to die. But, do we choose when? And is this "when" a specific date, place, time, or is it "when" everything is crossed off my "before I can die checklist"?