Veteran’s Day Episode: Richard Lui on Young Military Caregivers Plus Shopping and Storytelling Tech to Help Caregivers This special Veteran’s Day episode includes interviews with three different people all with ties to military veterans and their family caregivers:...
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June 6 – Celebrating 75th Anniversary of D-Day
On June 6, 1944, the world asked ordinary men to do extraordinary things. Quite simply, freedom and peace were at stake and thousands of young men answered the Allied call on the beaches of Normandy. Many still lie there today under a white marble cross or...
Honoring our Vets & Military Families – November 11 Veteran’s Day
Every year we honor our veterans – their service and their sacrifices, including the service and sacrifices of our military families – who provide peace and freedom for all Americans. We love this quote from one soldier, “Some sell the dream, some live the dream, but...
April 15-21 National Volunteer Week
One of the hardest things for caregivers to do is ask for and accept help. But, if you don’t get a respite break and “time off” now and then, you may wind up more ill than the person for whom you are caring. What is interesting is that a national study found...
November 11 – Veteran’s Day
Every year we honor our veterans and their sacrifices – including the sacrifices of military families – to provide peace and freedom for America. Veteran’s Day was established after the end of World War I – known as the “war to end all wars” –...
Caring for Those with Invisible Wounds
Following is Sherri Snelling's article that was originally published on Huff Post 50 about the caregivers of veterans with PTSD and TBI – the homefront heroes of those with invisible wounds. Caring for Those Heroes with Invisible Wounds
Heroes on the Homefront – Caregivers of Veterans
On November 11 we celebrate our nation's veterans. More than 10 million caregivers are providing care for a veteran. Read Sherri Snelling's Examiner.com article about ways to volunteer to help veterans and their family caregivers.
November is National Caregiver Month
November and all year long we celebrate and honor the 65 million Americans who are caregivers. Just like Atlas, the weight of the world is being carried on caregivers' shoulders. Caregiving crosses all socio-economic boundaries -- race, religion, age, gender,...
Honoring Veterans & Their Caregivers November 11
Every November 11 we commemorate Veteran's Day - the brave men and women who protect our freedom and American way of life. Our blogs feature the heroes on the homefront - the 10 million Americans who are caregivers of our nation's veterans, of which 7 million are...
PBS Next Avenue Articles
Following are all of Sherri's articles for PBS Next Avenue: 4 Forecasts for Family Caregivers in a Post-Pandemic World 5 Ways to Find Happiness As a Caregiver 9 Ways Caregivers Can Get a Free Respite Break 17 Essential Books for Caregivers 90-Year-Old Billionaire...
Huffington Post Articles
Following are Sherri's articles for Huffington Post: 8 Ways to Volunteer to Help America’s Largest Volunteer Health Care Work Force: Family Caregivers An Essential Caregiving Fairy Tale: Sleeping Beauty Caregiver RX for Stress: 3 Steps to Me Time Monday Caregiving...
Caring.com Caregiver Profiles
Following are the caregiver profiles Sherri has contributed to Caring.com: Debi Cacace – Staying Connected With Her Father-in-Law Through Technology Diane McGunigle on Women, Caregiving and Heart Health Dr. Sally Brooks –A Doctor, A Daughter, A Caregiver First Lady...