We all feel guilty at one time or another — what we did and shouldn’t have done, what we failed to do and should have done. For caregivers, who may also feel resentment, anger, frustration and more, the guilt can be multiplied. But it’s not useful — for either you or your loved one. Doing something about it, whether physical or working toward an attitude adjustment, (which some of us would call spiritual work), helps. Tips for doing something positive to relieve yourself of caregiver guilt can be found in the link below. They can also be found in OK Now What? A Caregiver’s Guide to What Matters amazon, which addresses the guilt, resentment, et al of being thrust into the role of caregiver and what you can do about those feelings in straightforward terms that are also practical. It’s the reason this purposely compact book won the 2016 Friendly Caregiver award from Today’s Caregiver magazine. Whether you find the digital version of these tips below or having the paperback or digital version of the book with its additional support close by to bolster you and give you relief, consider the suggestions as coming from a compassionate, experienced friend and dose yourself as needed.
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Published by Nancy Taylor Robson
I grew up sailing and building boats with my dad, married a tugboat captain, (who I'm still happily married to) and embarked on a life of adventure, challenge and fun. My first book, Woman in the Wheelhouse, told the sometimes harrowing story of working on an old coastal tugboat as cook/deckhand then worked in Mexico in the Campeche oil fields on a supply boat. I was one of the first women in the country to earn a tug operator's license. I'm the author of three other books, Course of the Waterman, which won the Fred Bonnie Prize for the novel, the historical novel, A Love Like No Other: Abigail and John Adams, A Modern Love Story, and OK Now What? A Caregiver's Guide to What Matters, which I wrote with longtime RN and hospice nurse, Sue Collins during the time my mother-in-law was moving to the end of her life.
My second, Course of the Waterman, the coming of age novel of a young Eastern Shore waterman, won the Fred Bonnie award in 2004. My third book, second novel, A Love Like No Other: Abigail and John Adams, A Modern Love Story, takes readers into the lives of the new nation's strong-willed second First Lady and her stubborn, often-absent and adored husband, John, our second US President. I wrote the book because I'd spent big chunks of time raising children alone while my husband was at sea and felt an affinity for Abigail, but also looked to her life as a MUCH bigger challenge that informed and encouraged my own. My fourth book, OK Now What? A Caregiver's Guide to What Matters (Head to Wind Publishing, 2014) was written in collaboration with Sue Collins, RN and longtime hospice nurse and has received heartwarming feedback on how helpful it's been to many caregivers.
A freelance writer for many years, I've published personal essays, features, maritime reporting and analysis, travel, garden and more for such places as The Washington Post, Yachting, House Beautiful, The Baltimore Sun, the Christian Science Monitor, Southern Living, Sailing, and more. I'm also a University of Maryland Master Gardener who grows and cans the family's fruits and vegetables, and a Bay-Wise program certifier. I write, sail, race sailboats (occasionally), walk the German Shepherd dogs, and cook for friends and family.
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