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As a caregiver and advocate for my disabled daughter who suffers from Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy, I share my experience with obtaining services for her. In addition, I often share my personal experience of dealing with chronic sorrow.

Not Sticky Sweet

March 15, 2021 by Linda A Marshall 12 Comments

Ponderings on LOVE and being REAL amidst the grief of a breast cancer diagnosis for my disabled daughter.

Filed Under: Caregiving Tagged With: 12-Steps, A Long Awakening to Grace, Being Real & Honest, Breast Cancer, Energy of Love, Family Therapy, Giving Voice, M. Scott Peck, Relationship Therapy, Sophia's Table, Spiritual Growth, The Road Less Traveled, Tough Love, Writing as a Spiritual Practice

Kindness Counts

March 4, 2021 by Linda A Marshall 24 Comments

Nicole and I are receiving an abundance of kindness while traversing her breast cancer diagnosis. Kindness definitely helps!

Filed Under: Caregiving Tagged With: Breast Cancer, Caregiving, Divine Love, Doctors, Inteviewers, Kindness, Medicaid, Scheduers

A Miracle of Compassion

February 1, 2021 by Linda A Marshall 26 Comments

My caregiving COVID vaccine challenge has more than a happy ending! It is truly a miracle!

Filed Under: Caregiving Tagged With: "Mama Bear" Tension, Breast Cancer, Brick Walls, Children's Medical Center, Cory Booker, COVID vaccine, Eligibility laws, Falling through the cracks, Gatekeeping, Human Interest Story, Molly Koweek, Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Perspective

August 4, 2020 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

Ponderings So I’ve been pondering … what caused me to lose my equanimity with a doctor’s office while advocating for my disabled daughter? Why did having to push buttons, be put on hold, be cut off, having to call again and push more buttons only to be told I’d have to get a referral from […]

Filed Under: Caregiving Tagged With: Addiction Services, Being valued, Caregiving, COVID Healthcare Decisions, Customer Service, Disadvantaged, Entitlement, For Profit vs For People, Gratitude, Healthcare Industry, Illusion of Control, Perspective, Privilege, Self-centeredness, White Eyes

Angels Among Us: Marvel ~ ~ Part II

October 8, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 6 Comments

In February 2018, I wrote about Marvel in my “Angels Among Us” series. These angels are friends who appear in my memoir, A Long Awakening to Grace, because they helped me get through some tough times. Marvel continues to be an angel in my life … and in the life of my daughter. I mentioned […]

Filed Under: Caregiving Tagged With: Angels Among Us, Anti-depressant, Caregiving, Friends, Gratitude

Caregiver Update

July 2, 2019 by Linda A Marshall 2 Comments

Noticing Sensations For the first time in three years, I have been gifted with two experiences of being “home alone.” When Marvel took Nicole swimming. I noticed how good it felt to have the house to myself. When Carol took her to her birthday lunch, I noticed again that same sensation in my body. I […]

Filed Under: Caregiving, Community Tagged With: Care for the Caregiver, Dependence on others

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