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In Your Own Words - How one spousal caregiver is using her words to share hope Hello Keeping It REAL Caregiving family! Each one of us has a unique and individual journey that has brought us into the caregiving world. This is a space where there is never a ‘one size fits all.’But, there are ...

Honoring, respecting and protecting the Merrick-Moore CommunityHello KIRC fam!Usually on Sundays, I strive to share a calendar of events with upcoming items for the week(s) ahead, and news nuggets which may be of interest.But this week, the offering is a bit different. KIRC is Celebrating Black History. Notice how I didn’t say celebrating the ‘month’ ...

SAVE THE DATE - Lecture & Seminar virtual eventHello KIRC family~I would like to cordially invite you to an event that you can join from wherever you are located. It is my honor to share that Keeping It REAL Caregiving has been invited to speak to gerontology students (and others) for this upcoming event.SAVE THE ...

Caregiving Calendar plus REGISTER for a KIRC presentation with San Diego State UniversityMoments of trying to make sense of the events across our nation the past several weeks have left me exhausted and empty. Anyone else feeling the same? Reading and/or watching news reports have me questioning, ‘What type of insidious rot is eating through ...

REFLECTIONSHello Keeping It REAL Caregiving family -For this post, I wanted to share some thoughts and reflections with all of you. Consider it somewhat of a pep-talk. Especially during those moments when you are feeling crazy amounts of overwhelm in your role as a caregiver.These musings came about after a brief weekend visit from the ...

In Your Own Words: Losing my independence was hardHello KIRC family! It is Thursday and time for the next installment of the Keeping It REAL Caregiving ‘In Your Own Words’ segment.Today’s feature puts a spotlight on caregiving, but in this case it is not focused on an elder, or a child caring for a parent. ...