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Does personality or illness contribute to caregiver abuse?

Caregiver Abuse: The Role of Personality and Illness

Stan Goldberg
December 21, 2017
Caregiving
"How do I separate my loved one’s old abusive behaviors from those caused by his illness?” It’s a question I often hear from caregivers and one that’s difficult to answer definitively.

Loving, Supporting and Caring for the Cancer Patient

Stan Goldberg
May 19, 2016
Cancer
20 Comments
My new book on how to support people living with cancer is published as a hardback by Roman & Littlefield and available from all online book...
How to end depression

Depression? Four Simple “Non-Therapy” Strategies to Reduce It

Stan Goldberg
March 28, 2016
Aging, Alzheimer’s/dementia, Cancer, Caregiving, Chronic illness, End of Life, Grieving and Recovery, Life
4 Comments
There are more things that can cause depression as we age. I can’t run as fast or as far as I did ten years ago, my weight only fluctuates upward,...
The uncertainty of cancer

Living With Cancer: Don’t Call Us Survivors

Stan Goldberg
February 9, 2016
Cancer, Cancer
12 Comments
Thirteen years ago I received a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer, yet I still don’t think of myself as a “survivor.” In fact,...
How to ease a person with a chronic illness of death

Five Ways to Help a Loved One Adjust to Chronic Illness

Stan Goldberg
August 21, 2015
Chronic illness
An exclusive About.com caregiving article by Stan Goldberg I sat with my brother-in-law who lived with a chronic illness and reminded him of the...

Brain Cancer: Five Suggestions for Compassionate Caregiving

Stan Goldberg
June 1, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
The death of Beau Biden resurrected memories of caring for my brother-in-law who had a form of brain cancer called Glioblastoma. My wife, two adult...
Don't travel after having chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, Expectations and Heavy Machinery: Warnings and Suggestions

Stan Goldberg
May 21, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11 Comments
  It’s not a good idea to have meaningful discussions, work with heavy machinery, or travel to Europe shortly after chemotherapy. I managed...
Stability in chronic and progressive illnesses

The Need for Stability: Part II-Its Role in Chronic and Progressive Illnesses

Stan Goldberg
May 6, 2015
Life, Thoughts of the Day
We often underestimate the need for introducing stability in the lives of people living with chronic and progressive illnesses. In Part I of this...
Living with an older brain

Stability : Part I-Why It’s Critical for Successful Aging

Stan Goldberg
May 4, 2015
Aging, Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
I came to an understanding about the need for stability when faced with two financial choices. Regardless what I chose either outcome would be fine,...
Viewing life as winners or losers creates a zero-sum game and a painful world

Run Away: Part I-Life Doesn’t Have to Be a Zero-Sum Game

Stan Goldberg
April 20, 2015
Life, Thoughts of the Day
6 Comments
We are led to believe success means winning; whether it’s defeating cancer, coming out ahead in a negotiation, prevailing in a family conflict or...
Putting meat on compassion

Compassion and Cancer: Part III-Putting “Meat” on Compassionate Behaviors

Stan Goldberg
February 27, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
We want to be helpful to whose living with cancer, but often we don’t know how to transform compassionate intent into helpful behaviors. I...
Very old man

Compassion and Cancer: Part II-How Cancer Changes Identity (Thought of the Day)

Stan Goldberg
February 25, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
5 Comments
We like to think life is on a seamless continuum, moving along, maybe in spurts and stops, but having consistency throughout the years, as does our...
Person with cancer

Compassion and Cancer: Part I-Why Compassion Isn’t Enough

Stan Goldberg
February 23, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
1 Comment
We have an inherent desire to be compassionate. In the misery of another person, we see ourselves, if not in the present, than in the past or future....
Grieving woman

Thought of the Day: Part 2 Grief Hierarchy- The Nature of Grief

Stan Goldberg
January 21, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. In the first installment of this series, I presented the idea grief shouldn't be placed on a hierarchy of importance. I...
Grief

Thought of the Day: Part 1 Grief Hierarchy- It Shouldn’t Exist

Stan Goldberg
January 20, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
Everyone has lost a partner, friend, parent, job, ability, pet, or object that created joy. It is something viewed as irreplaceable by the person...

Breast Cancer and the Fear of Recurrence

Stan Goldberg
January 16, 2015
Cancer
9 Comments
By Khevin Barnes My surgeon recommended that I have an ultrasound exam every four months for the first two years after my mastectomy. As the date...
Shinto Monk begging

Living With a Cancer Diagnosis, Coffee Distinctions, and Life’s Nuances

Stan Goldberg
January 7, 2015
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
Thought of the Day- I love coffee, but amazed when I read descriptions of their flavors and aromas, "buttery, bitter sweet, raspberry, vanilla, etc."...
How Legacy can reduce chronic pain

Living With A Chronic Illness: Creating a Legacy

Stan Goldberg
December 22, 2014
Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
Someone living with a chronic illness often can't think past today's pain or discomfort. If they can, their focus may be on wondering when the...
Uncertainty about the future

Living With Cancer: A Paradigm for Uncertainty

Stan Goldberg
December 12, 2014
Cancer, Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
THOUGHT OF THE DAY. When a friend discussed with me the uncertainty of living without her recently deceased husband, I thought about my life living...
Why you shouldn't cheerlead against cancer

Why Being a Cheerleader for Cancer Survivors May Not Be Helpful.

Stan Goldberg
December 11, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
A few days ago I discussed the tricky balance between accepting the realities of cancer vs. the need for hope with Joni Aldrich on The Cancer...
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