How to Show Respect to a Person With Autism
Editor's Note: The suggestions below come to us from Krista Mason, the mother of a child who has autism. She is the...
How to Show Respect to a Person With Autism
Caregiving Basics
Older People Have Ears and Feelings
Older People Have Ears and Feelings
Do we sometimes forget that older people have ears and feelings? Please remember that even though an elderly person...
I am a real person!
I am a real person!
I was born legally blind and became functionally blind at age thrity-two. I have a very supportive husband, two children , and a leader dog. I function very well as director of disabled students at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Although I have obviously become sensitized to people with disabilities, I still make mistakes in dealing with my students. I have learned caregiving in an area that takes constant correction. I have found that it is important to give myself permission to make mistakes.
Caregiving Basic: Preserve the Dignity of the Person
Caregiving Basic: Preserve the Dignity of the Person
What do we see as we care for a person who is suffering? Do you see that person as a burden, an irritation, an interruption, or an old needy person? As caregivers--whether we are caring for a co-worker who is going through a divorce, or a friend who has cancer, or caring-full-time for a spouse or parent--we need to remember that the person is first of all a child created by God.
A Promise to Those Who Grieve
A Promise to Those Who Grieve
In 1972 Joe Biden was elected to the Senate and a week later his wife and daughter were killed in a car crash. In...
Why Does Grief Matter?
Why Does Grief Matter?
We have all known loss. The grief we’ve felt in the midst of our pain has perhaps seemed overwhelming. The most...
I Am Angry!
I Am Angry!
One afternoon, I pushed the button to replay my phone messages and was shocked to hear a young angry voice say, “Shame on you! How can you call yourself a Christian woman and do what you are doing! You should be ashamed at yourself.” I wondered what I had been doing that earned these angry, slanderous words. As he proceeded, I found out. He said, “You talked my mom into getting a divorce. How could you? I’m not going to allow you to put my dad down! I won’t stand for it.”
What To Say When Someone Is Crying
What To Say When Someone Is Crying
Kim Hamer says, "What a person needs when going through a crisis is a witness. They need someone to acknowledge the fact that what they are going through is very difficult. Their life is crappy. They need you to be their witness."
What do you say when someone is crying? You could say:
