Ray and I have several reasons for deciding to delay or plain just not retire! Many of those reasons are captured in a blog post I just read.
What about you? Are you delaying retirement? If yes, why?
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1 Make eye contact with both the caregiver and the person getting care when discussing medical alternatives, instructions or concerns.So often the caregiver providing the information for a loved one is the only one who receives eye contact from the health professional. Now, it is natural to speak to the person speaking. But a quick connection with the person who is being talked about will involve that person no matter what the level of retention might be. How does this help the caregiver?Well, it makes the caregiver feel that they are not the only one involved in the decision making. Note that I said “feel” because it many cases they are the only ones who are making decisions. However, it also feels good to know that the health professional has not, in haste, left your loved one out of the discussion. Take the case of Sally O who sat in a consultation with a doctor with her mom who was 89 years young with dementia. She listened as the doctor and his young attendee explained the effects of the new drug they wanted to use on her mom’s condition. She knew she would have to repeat every thing that was shared in a user friendly way later at dinner. But Sally wanted the doctor to just look at her with some sort of assurance, some sort of hope. Then she would probably feel less alone in the process of dealing with her mom’s condition. Her eyes looked to the doctor and shifted towards her mom to give her a clue to look at her. But the doctor just asked her to explain it to her again later. But the young attendee saw her body language que and took her hand and said “I hope you feel better.” Sally only wished that the young attendee was ready to open her own practice. What tips do you have? For me being Caregiver Friendly, range from complex to completely simple. Many, many are preforming tireless acts, intervening with time and life saving steps plus more. Some are acts of volunteers and others are the hand holding and kind smile from a health professional to a caregiver. I pondered over how good it would be to focus on this area after a recent visit to a doctor. My mom had to have an iron infusion. A wonderful nurse, named Veronica, said, “Sometimes, when we have a vacant recliner we make our caregivers lie down and take a nap”. She must have seen the fatique in my eyes and directed me to an empty recliner with a blanket. I hope I never forget that day. That room in that hospital was “Caregiver Friendly’. Sure, I have lots of ideas just from those things I have observed while in the emergency room, doctor offices or even the grocery store. I have listened and chatted with many caregivers. Everyone has stories of pain and joy. The joy may be there in the midst of the pain. Yet, some have joy. A kind word spoken to them by a health care worker or fellow caregiver goes a long way to healing the drama associated with caregiving. In the midst of the business of taking care of the needs of your loved one many health professionals are hard pressed to accomodate the caregiver. There are so many people to help and sometimes so few staff to preform do things that can make a facility Caregiver Friendly. But we must try. I want everyone reading this article to help make it go viral. Please, share what you, an organization or office is doing. Please share your ideas and suggestions as a comment . Place a number next to the idea, suggestion or comment. I really am tallying all of them up. I really do want to reach 999 tips, ideas and best practices. Thank you for caring. AARP is sponsoring what looks like an awesome event in Orlando for caregivers. The event is called Celebration of Caregiving and promises to provide resources and support for caregivers. But if you cannot be there in person, (because you are caregiving ) then they had the insight to set up a streaming option. How cool! So just click on this link to find out more about this innovation event for caregivers.We need all the help we can get, don’t you agree? Just read this article about more baby boomers deciding to start a business instead of retiring. Many may be borrowing money from their IRA’s, home equity other sources. Would you refinance your home to start a business? What is a Virtual Event?Virtual Events (VE) are some of the most effective tools for presenting valuable information via the telephone or Internet, creating new products, increasing your profitability, and reducing your marketing costs. Using Virtual Events such as teleseminars, webinars and webcasts are one of the fastest ways to introduce yourself to prospective clients while nurturing relationships with existing clients at the same time – all with one simple telephone call or online event! No matter what business you are in, VEs are one of the most profitable avenues to business and/or personal success. Continue reading Baby Boomers Are You Ready To Skyrocket Your Virtual Success? Consider a Virtual Event There is an old commercial where the person is shouting on the phone saying, “Hello, Hello, can you hear me now?” It is an advertisement for a cellular phone service. I decided today to do a series on Online Visibility for baby boomers. I am going to feature some folks and service providers who work hard to make baby boomer businesses, non-profit organizations and causes more known online.WHY AM I DOING THIS?I am doing this series, however, short or long, to:
Who or What Services Will Be Featured?I plan to share information from individuals and services that are currently working to enhance our visibility. Some I know and have used personally. Some I know and may not have used but others have and report they are trustworthy and good. I may also feature some online portals for baby boomers that showcase their business and causes. What Do I Get?I get satisfaction that needs can be met. Since I enjoy helping others believe that we are not on this earth to just take up space this is a small way I can help. There are some services I may have an affiliate relationship with and will make related fees. But there will also be a host, I hope, of individuals and businessess that I have met online and want to provide exposure because I just plain like them. I desire to see them thrive. I desire to see baby boomers and their business thrive, I want to keep us all alive with empowering information and healthy brain stimulating purpose. Does this make sense? Will this be helpful for you? Are you one of the folks I can trust to showcase and provide valuable informaton and service to help baby boomers get more online exposure? If you have someone you have used that you trust please let me know who and what they have done for you. I will not know them and do not want to share their information to my readers and they get negative results. Also, please do not respond to this post with a lot of links in the comments. Just connect with me on Facebook, (Rosemary Horner)
Baby boomers hobbyists and collectors are one of the most fascinating groups I know. My husband, artist Ray Horner Jr. is one of those baby boomers. This baby boomer loves Acoustic Research Speakers. Partner this love with his art and carpentry skills and you have a baby boomer that takes on the challenge of making the inner beauty of classic stereo speakers sing beautiful music. Take a few minutes to view the evolution of a set of scrappy speakers to a restored piece of art. You did a great job Ray. Yesterday my mom came home from the hospital. I decided to sit up and stay her for the night. I felt restless, although tired, but was determined to quietly read the Dream Giver, by Bruce Wilkenson while I listened for any stirrings from my mom. It felt strange reading instead of punching keys on a computer keyboard in the wee hours of the night. But the simple yet powerful story of a Nobody character named Ordinary who lived in the Land of Familiar took me on a roller coaster of emotions. I poured through the pages seeing my life unfold. I underlined passages in the book written in the style of the Pilgrim’s Progress like:
I am almost finished but I am already inspired and hopeful. I am so glad the book popped off my shelf while looking for something on blogging. I am going to pull my dreams out of the corner. How about you? I adore the commercial by AARP which asks baby boomers and seniors, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I find myself answering with various unfulfilled dreams. I had forgotten about dreaming lately. It is hard in the midst of realistic life dramas. But they must never, ever be forgotten. I pulled a book of my shelf that was a gift to me but never read. It is called The Dream Giver, by Bruce Wilkinson. I plan to read it this week! I get my dreams back! What about you? What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you still have dreams? |
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