Caroline SheppardApr 8, 20205 minHealth, Hope and HospiceWhen I began writing this article about my personal hospice experiences, it was before the Coronavirus, also called COVID 19, grew to its...
Caroline SheppardMar 26, 20203 minCaregiving Challenges During the Coronavirus CrisisCaregiving can be a very lonely experience under the best of circumstances. With today’s world-wide Coronavirus crisis, the loneliness,...
Caroline SheppardMar 26, 20204 minSibling CaregivingThe day I received a call from an Emergency Room 200 miles away regarding my older brother, I became a sibling caregiver. This was my...
Caroline SheppardSep 27, 20193 minCaregiving Can Be TraumaticIn 1997, I took a two-year leave of absence from my position as a School Social Worker. This decision was driven, not by my desire to...
Caroline SheppardMay 15, 20193 minThe Common Threads of CaregivingWhen I became a long and near distance caregiver in 1999 for the first time, to my knowledge there was nothing like the caregiver support...