Gail Sheey at AAHSA: Powerful words on Caregiving
In her keynote, Gail Sheehy unleashed some revelations at yesterday’s AASHA session.
Gail Sheehy -Photo by Gasper Tringale
She spoke from the heart about being a care giver to her husband. She has an upcoming book destined to be as powerful as her book Passages titled “Passages in Care Giving”
Being a caregiver can be overwhelming. Nobody can do it alone. We need help before we get to the end of our rope — or our bank balance. Presently, we are almost invisible. But we have a huge potential of strength in numbers. Gail Sheehy, AARP Ambassador
I am fascinated by the topic of care givers in that they are a complete demographic and need to be included in any study of Diversity. As the population of the United States ages the ranks of the care givers are growing. People are living longer but this does not mean they are living longer well and without the need of assistance. Often this assistance comes in the form of an untrained family member, who may need to place their career or family on the back-burner and they themselves become in need of assistance. The discussion or focus on caregivers has almost been invisible in the Health Care debate in Washington. We need to be concerned as it impacts all of us in one way or other.
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