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The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving by Etsy seller Sheryl Karas

The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving by Etsy seller Sheryl Karas

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For five years, ending in 2005, I worked as a Family Caregiving Consultant at the Alzheimer's Association and Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center helping families taking care of loved ones with incurable progressive memory loss and dementia. Trying to find services needed to provide basic care is what brought people in to see me first, but as the caregivers became more ensconced in their caregiving roles inevitably emotional and spiritual issues would become their primary concerns. My role shifted to providing a combination of practical and spiritual care. During this period I wrote a caregiver newsletter every month and this book (currently self-published) is the result.

As I do in all my work, this book uses a very open, nondogmatic spiritual frame and is appropriate for people of all religious backgrounds or none at all. Inspirational, comforting, and informative, it’s highly recommended for anyone involved with long term care.

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REVIEWS OF THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY OF FAMILY CAREGIVING:

"an accessible, practical, and insightful book about the reality and opportunity of caring for aging parents. First and foremost the book reminds us that there is spiritual work afoot in the drama of aging parents no matter how grim or demanding the circumstances. Karas offers a series of vignettes comprised of stories, insights, and advice that help us understand how this spiritual “opportunity” emerges amid the demands of caregiving in a world of deteriorating physical and mental health."

—David Solie, Author of How To Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Elders

“Delightful and Rewarding”

—Carl Bradley Bursack, author of Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories, McCleery & Sons Publishing

"Karas, a counselor, presents short bite-size chapters touching on aspects of caregiving. Together they provide much advice and support for those caring for a loved one with a long-term debilitating medical condition. She touches on the key difficulties facing caregivers—exhaustion, mixed emotions, finding help. Much of the advice is practical, including some information on nutrition, meditation and spiritual insights."

—Review in Quest, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national magazine

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This book is 6" x 9", 248 pages, paperback, perfect bound. It comes autographed by the author on the title page.

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Added on Oct 06, 2009