Which words describe a caregiving role? Denise M. Brown takes 100 words-including the unlikely blizzard, kitchen and umbrella-and then turns each into a reflection. The reflections focus on a family caregiver's reality, sprinkled with hope. Denise's insights about the caregiving experience feel like a warm hug, a helpful smile and an encouraging nudge. "Take Comfort" will become your daily companion, offering support, understanding and acceptance.
Readers say:
Isn't this BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thank you for my comforts they are inspirational and always put a smile on my face!
Thank you. I really needed that.
About the AuthorDenise began working with family caregivers in 1990, launching Caregiving.com in 1996. Her insights about the family caregiver experience have been featured in Time magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, Reuters, Money magazine and Chicago Tribune and on NPR.org and SmartMoney.com. CareGiving.com was one of the first websites to incorporate online support groups, feature the blogs of family caregivers and add a social networking community. The site offers free weekly care plans just for family caregivers, a Community Caregiving Journal and a Caregiving Happiness Project. Denise was one of the first to use Twitter to connect with family caregivers, launching an every-other-week chat for family caregivers (#carechat) in 2011. Through CareGiving.com, family caregivers share their stories, solutions and support. The website offers various ways for family caregivers to connect and share. A Virtual Caregiving Conference, with presentations from family caregivers, took place on March 30, 2014. Each September, family caregivers of all ages show off their creative side in a Caregiving Art Show. Every December, the site sponsors a Holiday Progressive Blog Party.