Practical Tips for Family Caregivers

Practical strategies and tips for those suddenly thrust into the role of caregiver for a loved one.

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Jul 2023
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What you will learn

Create a regret free game plan for you and your loved one

Be able to recognize important trade offs

Minimize potential for unnecessary delays and stress

Practice compassion, patience, and gratitude daily

Get the most out of doctor's appointments

Confidently seek and ask others for help

Maintain motivation and energy

Discover strength inside you that you never knew existed

Description

"Prognosis? It's about six months. I'm sorry."

No one wants to hear those words from a doctor.  It's even worse hearing them for someone you love.


I remember it like it was yesterday. It was 5:10pm on an early Friday evening when I learned my mother was diagnosed with stage IV terminal cancer.

Immediate thoughts then raced through my mind:

  • What does that mean?

  • How do I tell her?

  • How will she react?

  • Will she die?

  • Will she suffer?

  • What do we do next?

  • What do I do next?

  • etc...

The next few weeks were a dizzy blur of doctors appointments, tests, scans, crying, laughing, and everything in between.

We talked to 9 doctors in the first three weeks. 7 contradicted the other 2 on the best course of action. 8 gave her 6 months. The 9th gave her 6-12 months.

Best available statistics suggested a 5 year survival rate of <0.5% at the time (not even 1%)!

Happy update: We're now 8 and half years since my mom's initial diagnosis with stage 4 cancer.

So just because doctors give you six months, it's not written in stone.  But it also hasn't been easy.  During that time, we've had many downs and many ups. We've learned a lot as a family.

I've learned a lot as a caregiver.

And I hope you can learn something useful from our experience.

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And I put all of those lessons into this course so that it could possibly help you if you find yourself or family in similar circumstances.

I'm also gathering and documenting the best tips and advice from other individuals who just want to help out and share. 

This course is a work in progress.

As I gather and learn more, I'll share them in this course. 

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Who is the course for?

The caregivers: It's for you if you find yourself (suddenly) thrust into the role of caring for a loved one who is facing serious or terminal illness and want strategies, tips, and best practices to help you give your best care.

The care receivers: It's for those of you who are receiving care from a loved one for your serious illness and want to better understand what they're going through and how you could best support their efforts in caring for you. Help them help you!

The care supporters: It's for those of you who are family, significant others, friends, or colleagues to a caregiver and want to know how best to support them.

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What's not in the course?

Because every ones medical situation or illness is different and I am not a medical doctor, I will not be providing any medical advice (for good reason).

What I will provide are strategies, tips, tools, links to resources, and other daily practices that have helped me as a caregiver. 

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Why did you make this course?

So many things I know now that I wish I knew at the very beginning. I would have felt less lost, less overwhelmed, and less stressed. I would have been able to give my mom even better care.

So I hope I could help others who are at earlier stages of their own journeys.

But I'm still learning and looking for ways to do better. With your feedback, I'm sure I'll also learn from you new ways to improve the care that I could continue to give my mom.

Plus, it would really make my mom smile knowing that our experience might be helping others, even complete strangers.


Content

Why I made this course

Welcome
What This Course Is and Isn't About
Who Should Take This Course?
How to Take this Course

Your War Chest

What is the War Chest?
Your Caregiving Mantra
The Only Place That Matters
I Get to Have
Trade-Offs
How to Look at Statistics
Celebrate
Ask for Help
What Would You Want?
Quick Ask

The Game Plan

Why You Need a Game Plan
Clear Your Calendar
Take Inventory - Everyone Who Could Be Helpful
Body
Mind & Spirit
Build Cushion
Keep Trials in Mind
Positive to Negative Ratio
Things to Look Forward To
Priming & Use of Language
Thoughts on "Complementary" & "Alternative" Therapies
Environment
Conversations To Have
Create a Private Facebook Group

Put Your Mask On First

Put Your Mask On First
Identify, Eliminate & Reduce Leeches
Managing Time
Managing Energy
Lazy Healthy Diet
Lazy Fitness
Simple Destressing
Have Your Go To Resources
Get Your Me Time

Doctor's Appointments

Understanding the Basics
Finding Good Doctors
Be Nice to Gatekeepers and Expediters
ID and Prioritize Risks
Contingencies & Stacking Requests
Follow Up
Prep for a Dr's Appointment
Treatment Roadmap

Message to the Care Supporters

Simple Question to Ask Yourself
Don't Say "How Can I Help?"
Get and Give Green Lights

Messages for the Care Receiver

You Choose Everyday
Initiate the Tough Talks
Have the Right Benchmarks
Fight to Delay Every "Last"
Savor Each Moment

Conclusion

Closing
Want to Chat 1 on 1?
How Can You Help?

Bonus Discussion

Other Resources Overview
For Inspiration
For Medical Research
For Clinical Trials
Mood Booster Music
If Using a Cane
Other Helpful Things For the House
How to Find Outside Caregivers - Interview with KindlyCare.com
Donation to Lung Cancer Alliance

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Reviews

Jana
August 27, 2023
I have done many things in life including caregiving for 30 yrs. Medical Equipment marketing and Advertising, Non Profit Charities, etc. I love learning and continue taking classes, I am nearly 66 yrs young. Mr HE is the BEST INSTRUCTOR THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED IN MY MANY YEARS OF STUDYING! HE TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT LIFE AND LOSS, THAN I THOUGHT POSSIBLE! AS AN ADDED BONUS HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO HONESTLY TEACH THE ABSOLUTE TRUEST ON-GOING INFORMATION GATHERING SYSTEM TO SERVE A LIFE TIME. I WOULD BE HONORED TO TAKE ANY COURSE HE OFFERS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE!!!! I WILL REWATCH THIS COURSE MANY TIMES, IN CASE I MISSED ANY OF HIS COMPASSIONATE HEARTED INSIGHT FOR BOTH PATIENT AND CARETAKER! THANK YOU FROM MY DEEPEST SINCERE HEART FELT BELIEF!
Robin
January 22, 2020
Mr. He brings you down to earth to see the true love and support of being a care giver. Taking you inside the true meaning of being there for another. Through the bad times and the good you Mr. He shows you, in the well set in place course, that you are the memories your loved one will have in there final days. Mr. He shows us that we should make those memories count.
Lydia
February 18, 2019
As a caregiver to my husband I found this course very helpful. Symon He has a very likeable presentation style and the references to his own experiences made his advice all the more sincere and realistic.
Nicolas
January 8, 2018
Very heartfelt and emotional, Instructor spoke with experience and devotion to the task of caregiving. Excellent information.
Lauren
December 15, 2017
I really the personal side. Also you touched caregiving but not people for your support from family or friend even a caregiver threw agaencies. Also hsopital that are teaching hospital are mostly better way to go. when you get reasech.

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