Helping.Mom
Army Vet goes home to care for mom.
Terry closed his restaurant in Texas to care for his elderly mom on their family farm in Indiana. What happened next, no one could have predicted. In this "Helping Mom" podcast, Terry gives fellow caregivers real-world tips and straight-talk motivation to love & serve those who loved & served us--our parents!
You can find his fast-read book "Beginnings" on Amazon Kindle & Softback.
Terry is disabled Army Veteran, with 4 university degrees, and proud Dad to 5 daughters. He has taught university in Europe, Asia & Africa. He completed Harvard University Faith & Leadership program. His work includes Soldier, attorney, champion basketball coach, and Fortune 500. His restaurant was 2-X Best of Region.
Terry is medical guardian to his mom, Sherry, and full-time caregiver to her brother, Uncle Perry, who also lives on their family farm. For his own therapy Terry raises pure AKC White German Shepherd pups for military veterans & other great families, thru his non-profit PatriotPups.org WOOF!
Terry welcomes your emails of your experiences, stories, tips and ideas, in addition to prayer requests, at Info@helping.mom
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7 Funny (Helpful) things about Caregiving. Paraphrase of Susanne White book
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Disclaimer: following thoughts my own; names have been changed to protect the guilty
7 Funny (tho Helpful) things about Caregiving, based on book "Self-Care for Caregivers" by Susanne White
Do best you can – – till you know better
LC is huge fast steep
Lower expectations and do bare minimum
You're already great—you’re here!
Self-care comes before long-term care
If you’re not here, they’re not here
Dr Luks podcast
Caregiving is like a resume
Approach like job description
P 180 of book
Make no decision in the dark
GO for walk. Sleep on it. Pray about it
Eliminate everything
Org is everything
MT is disaster for CG
“balance” recognizes no perfect
Know when to lie
See my later podcast at least 7-times when you MUST lie to care receiver
