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A series of images chronicling the years of caring for a parent with dementia.

Not great art, just reflection. My contribution to an arts project for #dementia carers, run by Wandsworth Council. Since the Tories were thrown out, support for carers has been amazing. A lost army of people, many of whom just want a way to express themselves and socialise.

Enjoyed helping some of then use cameras for the first time.

#caregiving
#dementia
#altzheimers
#photography

https://nastoots.synology.me:1666/photos/mo/sharing/sRxgSyemr#/

Smurfs Log: Play Teepee 1973 - 2026 (diptych)

* Part of the "Housecleaning (Things Left in My Mom's House)" series

Today, I had to make a decision. What to do with my vintage play teepee?

About 30 years ago, my mother moved from the place I grew up. We moved all her belongings. My old teepee was once again hanging from the shed ceiling. Years later, my mother will soon have no shed to store it...

#ThrowBackThursday #Caregiving #Photography

Caregiving from miles away brings unique challenges. Practical strategies and emotional support for those navigating this difficult distance.

Read here: https://www.onecaregiversjourney.com/long-distance-caregiving-challenges/ #Caregiving

#LongDistanceCare #ElderCare #FamilyCaregiver #SandwichGeneration #CaregiverSupport

Long‑Distance Caregiving Challenges explores the emotional and practical obstacles of caring from afar and offers supportive tips to stay connected and effective. Read more: https://www.onecaregiversjourney.com/long-distance-caregiving-challenges/

#Caregiving #LongDistanceCare #FamilySupport #CaregiverLife #StayConnected #CaregivingTips

It's great to see such a huge turnout for this past weekend's No Kings Rally. However, at the end of the #weekend, a friend (who works in healthcare) asked me which rally I went to. I told him I didn't attend any due to caregiving responsibilities. He asked what was so difficult about bringing our son to a rally.

So...I want to talk about #caregiving for a bit. I've mentioned here before my son is fully #disabled with severe spastic #quadriplegic cerebral palsy, is #actuallyautistic, and has significant #sensory #needs. Caregiving is physically and emotionally #brutal. It's a significant #life change that, unfortunately, a lot of #people simple do not and cannot fathom - unless it happens to them.

The best way I can describe *my* #experience is it's real time #multivariable #calculus with known, unknown, and constantly changing variables. It requires high level non-linear systems-based thinking to solve #problems, #chaos #management, and constantly being on high alert.

#Burnout is inevitable, the #physical and #emotional #labor is genuinely exhausting on a cellular level, and #time and #access to self care is rare. It's also incredibly #socially #isolating.

In addition to the #social #isolation, navigating the outside world isn't just unnecessarily difficult it's a #failure of the #system. The uncomfortable #reality is most places are NOT #accessible, including #bathrooms. #Toileting is a basic #human #right! My son is too large and heavy for the baby changing stations in "#family #restrooms." We need to put him on a #dirty bathroom floor in order to change his #diaper. Where is the #humanity and #dignity in *that*?

I feel like a broken record explaining this to him for the past six years. It's honestly mind blowing and exhausting.

#parenting #disability #autism #support #nokings #rally

"About 59 million Americans provided care for an adult family member, neighbor or friend in 2024, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.

Their efforts added up to 49.5 billion hours of care, representing $1.01 trillion in total economic value annually, the report estimates."

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/family-caregivers.html

#healthcare #caregivers #caregiving #HomeCare #families #AARP #PersonalFinance

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