by Gracie Rosenberger | May 19, 2018 | Blog, Standing With Hope |
I returned from a 2010 trip with our Ghanaian prosthetic limb program …only to be medically sidelined for 8 years. The surgeries continued and infections nearly took me out (twice!). I found myself floundering physically, emotionally, and even spiritually....
by Peter Rosenberger | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Caregivers, Standing With Hope |
Driving Reflector to Reflector A while back during a spectacular vacation, we enjoyed a wonderful day of riding snow-mobiles in Western Idaho. Leaving the snowmobile trails we headed towards West Yellowstone, MT to return to Big Sky, Montana. While pumping gas in West...
by Peter Rosenberger | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog, Caregivers |
When we try to attend Church, it seems something ALWAYS goes wrong!” When caring for someone with dementia, isolation develops as an increasing challenge for family caregivers. Many caregivers feel cut off from places of comfort and community, such as attending...
by Peter Rosenberger | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Caregivers, Standing With Hope |
When The Answers We Demand Don’t Appear When struggling with loneliness and isolation, dark thoughts often grip us as caregivers. We fearfully cry out for someone to tell us what to do, where to go, or how to cope. Simply put—we demand answers. Furthermore, we...
by Gracie Rosenberger | Nov 18, 2017 | Blog, Standing With Hope |
This time of year seems to bring a mixed sense of melancholy and happiness. While I love the autumn in Tennessee, the changing of the leaves and the cool temperatures also echo a great sadness for me. A dreary November day, thirty-four years ago, I drove to meet a...
by Peter Rosenberger | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog, Caregivers, Standing With Hope |
When Caregiving Took A Harsh Turn Gracie and I recently made a hospital visit to see family friends struggling with a significant health crisis. Standing in their room next to Gracie in her wheelchair, I couldn’t help but recall the reversed roles from a dozen...
