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Advice from the Nursing Home: Tips for Caregivers!
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio The decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is rarely easy. It's laced with emotions, logistical hurdles, and a lingering worry about their well-being. However, ensuring their loved ones receive the care they need is the best...
Harmony: The Family That Cooks Together, Stays Together
Photo by Askar Abayev Generations of Good Food, Eleanor Gaccetta's book on home-cooked food recipes, is a great reminder that the family that cooks together stays together. In a world that's increasingly getting more convoluted, time is becoming much, much more...
How Family Grieves: Navigating Through Loss as a Family
Photo by RDNE Stock project How a family grieves differs from one another, but having a grasp of what they go through will help us get a better understanding of their pain. Being a caregiver herself, Eleanor Gaccetta, author of One Caregiver's Journey, wants others to...
Cooked Up: How Amateurs Improve Kitchen Skills And Progress
Photo by Conscious Design on Unsplash It’s every beginner’s dream to refine and improve their kitchen skills. But while cooking may seem like a painless activity of mixing ingredients, the hassle is in the details. Ratatouille said “Anyone can cook, but only the...
How a Beginning Cook Makes Progress
Photo by Anna Shvets Frequently beginner cooks become discouraged that recipes don’t turn out or don’t taste good. The thought of cleaning up the mess they make in the kitchen is unbearable. The lack of notable progress might send them back to ordering fast food. ...
Preparing for the Death of a Loved One
Photo by Alain Frechette Preparing for the death of a loved one is never easy. We are never prepared for what we feel when someone dies, nor are we prepared for what occurs afterwards. Sometimes death comes without warning, and we are forced to endure the...
Italian Food Culture: Understanding The Italian Heart
Photo by Jakub Kapusnak on Unsplash The Italian food culture is colorful. It captures the heart and liveliness of Italians, reflecting the very essence of their country and heritage. When people think about the Italian food culture, they often simplify it into two...
Discover Ways of Preserving the Memories of a Loved One
Photo by Mikhail Nilov Preserving the memories of a loved one is an important activity that any family needs to do to keep their dearly departed alive in their hearts and minds. Eleanor Gaccetta knows how devastating the loss of a loved one can be. In her book, One...
The Heart of a Caregiver: Does It Beat Inside You?
Photo by Jsme MILA Eleanor's guidebook for caregivers, One Caregiver's Journey, while delivering plenty of sage advice on caregiving, also carefully dissects the heart of a caregiver. While we do not necessarily think about caregiving as having much impact...
When to Take the Car Keys Away
Photo by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz Caregivers and families are eventually faced with the decision of when to take the car keys away from elderly relatives. In my book, One Caregiver’s Journey, I discuss one of the most difficult decisions adult children and elderly...
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