Benefits of Pity Parties and Understanding the Dying Process

Benefits of Pity Parties and Understanding the Dying Process

Podcast

Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 134 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Betsy Wurzel Sloan who was a caregiver for her husband who had Early Onset Alzheimer’s.  Betsy shared her experiences with her caregiving...
End-of-Life Planning – Pre-Need vs. At-Need

End-of-Life Planning – Pre-Need vs. At-Need

Grief, Podcast

Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 129 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, speaks with Rick Craig. Rick is an experienced caregiver, author, and ordained pastor.  He felt led to share his personal and professional experiences to help others...
Thinking About the End of the Journey

Thinking About the End of the Journey

Podcast

Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN, cohost, reflect on the conversation with Karen Hafner who, along with her sister, cared for their father. Their family, like many, had a caregiving journey that lasted over several years, but then ended after a quick decline. Guidance for this final part of the caregiving journey is provided in this episode.

Saying Goodbye to My Daddy

Saying Goodbye to My Daddy

Blog~Encouragement for Caring

Saying Goodbye to My Daddy   I had been praying for over a year now that when it was time for Dad to say Good-bye I would be able to stop fighting for him and let him go.   I’m a fighter you know, I have always been that way, I’m convinced God made me that...
Rayna Neises: A Season of Caring