Share the Care, Inc
Share the Care, Inc.
Providing Services to Family Caregivers
since 1986




May 2016


407.423.5311 (phone)
www.helpforcaregivers.org
info@helpforcaregivers.org

A Few Words from Mary Ellen
I don't know if you noticed but Share the Care has had public service announcements on WUCF related to our 30th Anniversary.  The PSA is a series of snap shots of activities going on in the centers as well as of caregivers with their loved ones.  I had some nice feedback from one of the caregivers included in the PSA.

The picture is of her and her husband as she is dropping him off at the center one morning.  She called me to tell me that she had seen the ad several times and loved it.  Her favorite part, however, was the new found fame they have achieved at church.  Apparently both she and her husband sing in the choir and several members of the choir saw the PSA and mentioned it to her.   Ever since her fellow choir members learned about the fact she was indeed caring for her husband, they have been very helpful.  They get their robes and music for them and make sure they are comfortable etc.  This is an added bonus which she truly appreciates.

Now you may be wondering the same thing I did when I heard this story.  How could these other choir members have been oblivious to the needs of our caregiver prior to being "hit over the head" with a television ad?  I have contemplated this and my best answer is this:  it is not considered polite or appropriate in our society to announce you have a need or to ask for help with that need.  Flipside - unless confronted with a need our fellow human beings are less likely to try to address it.

It is not that people don't want to help, they do.  Sometimes they just need permission to do it.

Caregivers are notoriously bad at asking for help when they need it.

I am always encouraging you caregivers to be aware of the fact that yours is not a job best done alone.  That awareness is just the first step.  You must find ways to let those who would love to help you know that you have a need and what that need is.  Imagine if someone you knew through work or church was dealing with a hardship.  Then imagine that you only find out about it after the fact.  Wouldn't you wish that they had shared their burden earlier, so you could help?

What will you do with this advice?  Unfortunately our PSA is only 15 seconds long and cannot include all of you.  Try to figure out how to get your own message out there.  There are people who care waiting to help...

 Mary Ellen
 
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2016 Caregiver Forum
Share the Care is Celebrating 30 Years of Service! 

August 25-27, 2016 
Mission Inn Resort & Spa, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL

Registration is now open!

Click Here to download the 
registration form or go to our website to register online. www.Helpforcaregivers.org/events

Sponsorship & Vendor Exhibit Opportunities are Available! 
Call us for more information 407-423-5311
Caregiver Forum Highlights

Breakout Sessions include: Healthy Cooking with Chef Dela�o, Laughter Yoga, Rhythm for Relief (drums), Poetry with Margery Pabst-Steinmetz, The Power of Silence with Maureen Kramlinger, Dancing with Cindy Bruno, and Painting with Morris

Evening Events include: 1980s Dance Party Welcome Reception, 30 Years of Share the Care Celebration and Silent Auction

Advocacy Panel comprised of state and local law makers, and representatives from AARP and Senior Resource Alliance. Presentation of the Matt Hudson Caregiver Champion Award to Secretary Samuel P. Verghese, Florida Department of Elder Affairs

Vendor Exhibits

Enjoy the amenities of the Mission Inn Resort
with special discounts on golf and spa services for Caregiver Forum attendees.

Stay tuned for more updates!


Clients at Share the Care Winter Springs making Challah Bread 

To find out what activities are coming up at each Share the Care Adult Day Centers, visit  helpforcaregivers.org and click on the page for each center.
Adult Day Care Center Updates
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In This Issue
Caregiver Forum
Adult Day Care Activity Highlight
Adult Day Care Center Updates
Caregiver Support Group
  
Join us for our monthly caregiver support group on the second Friday of each month, from 1:30 - 3:00 pm. The group meets at the College Park center at 1524 Formosa Avenue, Winter Park. Contact us for more details.
  
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An online assessment tool for family caregivers.

memorial day

Share the Care Adult Day Centers and the Administrative office will be closed on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day.

Thank you current military and veterans for your service.



Volunteers helping prep Mother's Day Balloons

We hope all our moms had a very Happy Mother's Day.

Share the Care celebrated moms with a Mother's Day balloon delivery fundraiser to help raise money for services for family caregivers.
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