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Tammy I. Glenn, Founder and CEO

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Special needs situations, like those we find in a home healthcare setting, demand special responses.

The fact that you’ve registered to participate in this blog is a sign that you are in a special needs situation. You are probably under a tremendous amount of stress and strain – both physically and emotionally – and you probably feel very alone right now.

Take heart…you are not alone.

For what it’s worth, the National Family Caregivers Association (visit their website at www.thefamilycaregiver.org/about/) estimates that there are approximately 54 million people in the nation currently caring for someone in need.It’s not an easy road, and that’s why I’ve created HomeBoundResources.com.

Let's not reinvent the wheel. Together, as a community, we are the experts in collecting and sharing the most important resources, information, and help for people who are challenged by a home healthcare situation.I really do care about how caregivers and patients achieve the highest standard of living possible. To that end, I recently introduced contributing writers as part of Tammy's Think Tank Team. Everybody benefits by a little help from their friends! Look for interesting articles on Fitness, Relationship Dynamics, Mobility, Overcoming Challenges. If you have an issue that needs addressed, let us know. You'd be surprised by the creative solutions people use!

I understand that every situation is different, and good advice in one situation may not be so appropriate in another. So, please let us know what’s working and what’s not. Visit http://www.homeboundresources.com/, and explore the tips, resources and publications available.

And, if you’ve got some advice of your own on a topic that I’ve written about, please feel free to e-mail your feedback to me. This effort works best when we all help each other.

From My Heart to Yours,
Tammy
Tammy@HomeBoundResources.com

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Tammy Tested. Caregiver Approved.



Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid!

Laughter is the best medicine! Gina Gallagher and Patricia Konjoian are two sisters who also happen to be ordinary mothers of special children. Gina’s daughter, Katie, has Asperger’s syndrome and Patty’s daughter, Jennifer, has bipolar disorder. In 2006, they abandoned the dream of being perfect moms with perfect kids and published their first book, “Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid: A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents with Special Children.” Now published by Random House, these two moms are sharing their lessons on how to approach real life and real parenting with a sense of humor and a loaded toolbox of resources. Here’s an example of genuine caregivers sharing their successes and failures with a broader community. Their website and blog, www.ShutUpAbout.com , is honest and funny. They’re gaining a following from coast to coast, and their book is reasonably priced around $15. Sign up to follow their blog, and be prepared for a busy site where you’ll discover lots of other parents who not only follow, but actively post replies—which may or may not work for you depending upon how your notifications tuned. Most of all, they have a great attitude and I hope they put a smile on your face the way they did on mine.

Tammy I. Glenn is the founder of HomeBoundResources.com and
HomeBoundResources.BlogSpot.com. She serves as an expert advisor on elder care/aging to KCET-TV Los Angeles and is a member of the Board of Advisors for the National Senior Citizens Bureau. She has nearly 20 years of experience as a caregiver to her mother and is the author of “25 Simple Tips for Caregivers” in addition to numerous contributed articles.
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