Episodes

We all have the moments as caregivers where we are overwhelmed with emotions. We feel like we just can’t take more. We feel lonely, misunderstood and left behind by everyone else we know. It isn’t fair. You aren’t alone. There are so many of us...

Visits during a Pandemic

“Take care of yourself”. You’ve heard those words before.  “Take care of yourself so you can continue to care for your loved one” What do you feel when you hear that? Anger? Frustration? Acceptance?  Usually someone you love tells...

Do you remember that feeling you got when you were told you could bring your loved one home from the hospital? Did you feel relieved and anxious at the same time? Leaving the hospital, after my husbands thyroidectomy, and going back into the...

Do you let kids come to the hospital to see your loved one after surgery? That’s a loaded question. These are the types of decision you have to make that completely suck! There isn’t one right answer and it’s not the type of question your...

In this episode I will talk about how I find that sitting in the hospital room with your loved one is the initiation to your life as a caregiver. That uncomfortable chair is the metaphor for all the things you are going to try to deal with by...

Today in Episode 9 of the Caregiver Connection Podcast, I explain how important I felt it was to be by my husband's side while he was in the hospital recovering from his cancer surgery. Listen in to the end for hospital tips and tricks

Remember sitting in the waiting room while your loved one was in surgery? Am I the only one that felt going to the bathroom meant missing a call down from the nurse? Find out how I dealt (or didn't) with waiting over 6 hours for my husband's cancer...

Dealing with the loss of the old you

You can chose to see the silver linings or not. As a caregiver I found that I needed to work hard to keep the atmosphere in the house a positive one. Sure, for many cancer=death but we can die so many other ways in-between now and then. My husband...

I don’t know how other people prepared for their loved ones Dr’s appointments but I spent a lot of time studying and researching all I could find on thyroid cancer just so I could make sure I understood what the Doctor would tell us and the...

Isn't it interesting how people react when you give them bad news? As a caregiver, when you first find out about a diagnosis the next thing you have to do is tell your loved ones and then continue down the line of people you feel you should tell. Each...

Information is an overwhelming commodity in the world of a caregiver. Sometimes you want to know more and other times you feel you know too much. People want more of it from you and you don’t always have the energy to give it out. In a time where...

There is always an origin story for us as caregivers. Most times we don’t even see it coming and then it sweeps us up takes us along on this ride we never asked to go on.  In today’s episode I will share how I became a caregiver. Find more...

Get to know Charlotte and her experiences as a Caregiver for her husband, who has thyroid cancer. In this episode, you will get a little background information and what you can expect from the podcast.