Easing the struggle of the family caregiver
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She Faced Polio—and Built a Beautiful Life
This article was written by a guest contributor, John Trompeter, the owner/operator of ComForCare of Wheaton, IL.One of the best parts of my work is meeting people whose lives quietly inspire us. Their strength comes from gratitude, faith, and endurance—just like our...
Grandpa’s cane
Grandpa’s cane teaches a lesson As a child I remember that every Sunday afternoon my mom, dad, and my siblings would drive to our grandparents’ house a few miles away. Dad sometimes mowed the lawn for his parents with their hand-operated mower. We kids might be given...
A walk, a widower, and a Good Friday moment
Dementia claimed his wife's life The older man, somewhere in his 80s, waved and smiled. I was a bit taken aback. It was a warm Good Friday afternoon, and I was out walking the dog—just following my normal path, expecting the usual silence from a stranger. And so his...
A father for every family
When I was single, I had a ho-hum attitude toward friends and family members who watched their children grow up. But when I became a father, my attitude was flipped on its head. After I got married, I remember when our only boy reached the age of about six, and...