Tag: Stroke/Neurological Support Group

Esta Goldstein It has been a long time since we have had the opportunity to meet and give one another a hug, encouragement, friendship, learn new information, and listen to an informative talk. We’re hoping that we can start up once again, but we need people to help plan, send emails, and work as a team…

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Esta Goldstein Many are finding themselves taking on the arduous role of caretaker for a loved one. How many of us can lay claim to even a few of the qualifications that are necessary to do so? My own experience involved caring for my 77-year-old husband who was diagnosed with a severe stroke, having a…

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Esta Goldstein It’s been almost a year since our group has had the opportunity to meet and give one another a hug, encouragement, friendship, new information, or listen to an informative talk by a speaker. We’re hoping that with the vaccinations being completed here in SaddleBrooke, the rooms will become available for our gatherings. In…

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Esta Goldstein When you are caring for another person, you may find yourself with a long “to do” list on a regular basis. Lists can be very helpful with getting tasks completed, but caregivers often forget to include some of the most important tasks of all—the ones that will enhance, protect their own physical and…

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Esta Goldstein Being a caregiver can be challenging and stressful. But caregivers also describe their role as very meaningful. Here are a few of the many rewards that you may experience when caring for a loved one. * You may gain new skills * You may learn to be more organized and to plan ahead…

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Esta Goldstein Even before the pandemic, the number of caregivers in the U.S. was on the rise. A May report by the National Alliance for Caregivers and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found that an estimated 53 million people serve as caregivers, up from 43.5 million in 2015. Most—80%—are caring for relatives, and…

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Esta Goldstein It’s now been five months since we had to stop meetings due to the COVID-19 closing of all meeting rooms here in SaddleBrooke. We have all been trying to protect ourselves from contracting the virus. Doing this has isolated many of us caring for those with Alzheimers, MS, Dementia, Stroke, ALS, Parkinson’s, PDP, and…

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Esta Goldstein It’s now been five months since we had to stop meetings due to the COVID-19 closing of all meeting rooms here in SaddleBrooke.  We have all been trying to protect ourselves from contracting the virus. Doing this has isolated many of us caring for those with Alzheimers, MS, Dementia, Stroke, ALS, Parkinson’s, PDP, and…

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Esta Goldstein To all of you who are caregivers or family members of neurologically-impaired loved ones, this period of time due to COVID-19 has been particularly very exhausting, full of anxiety, frustrating, and difficult keeping our loved ones so fully isolated, protected from possible contraction of the virus. It has been making our health needs…

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