Gradual Grief

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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 Photo: freeimages.com hourglass-7-1312469.jpgINTRODUCTION: 7 August 2023      The article that describes our journey over the past three decades is the context for this essay (see "Our Journey" page in the top dashboard). I definitely recall acute feelings of loss at several steps along the way: when Mike was put on disability, when palliative care was recommended, and when...
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Working and Caregiving

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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Photo: klsmith77 1314832.jpg WORKING AND CAREGIVING By Gail K. Kachnycz; 1 April 2021       Chronic illness affects not only the person who is diagnosed with a medical condition, but all the members of the family in different ways. If the person experiencing progressive illness is the primary breadwinner, and needs to work fewer hours or actually apply for disability...
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Finances and Chronic Illness

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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 CHRONIC ILLNESS AND FINANCES By Gail K. Kachnycz; 05 March 2021; revised 20 September 2023  “And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood staunched.” Luke 8: 43, 44 KJV       The full story...
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Supporting the Family

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

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 Photo: Gail K. Kachnycz. Triple S Casserole (Sausage, Spinach, Spud). I always send meals in containers that do not have to be returned. People have enough to deal with!INTRODUCTION      As the title suggests, this article is aimed at a wider audience than just the person with chronic illness or the caregiver. The supports listed below are just a few that come to mind. The...
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Big Rocks for Chronic Illness

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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 Photo: Big Rocks are a familiar sight in my gardening ventures. October 2023 Gail K. KachnyczINTRODUCTION:      A friend sent me the story of the “Big Rocks” in 2001, before Mike was placed on hospice status or the idea of a blog had developed. First of all, I liked the surprise ending (I hope that piqued your interest to check the links for the article and the video!)....
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