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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Live With Hope!
By Joy Turner When our youngest daughter Jo fell asleep in class at high school, we had no idea it was the beginning of a difficult journey of more than…
Carer Story: Saying Goodbye To Leona
By Elizabeth Paske, Mary Potter Clinical Manager Leona and I were closer than sisters. We’d gone through all kinds of major events together: deaths, divorces, kids, job changes … life.…
Carer Story: Remembering Mum
By Sharon Marks Imagine a Christmas where, after a traumatic relationship separation, you find yourself alone and destitute in a new town with two small children. That is where I…
Family Care Agreements: Sort Out the Financial Details Upfront!
When Andrew* shifted in with his elderly parents, he gave little thought to the impact this might have on his retirement, midlife earnings, or ability to afford a home of…
Carer Story: Coming Home
By Charmeyne Te Nana-Williams I clearly remember the night in October 2002 when Peter collapsed from a subdural haematoma. He had rung earlier that evening to tell me he had…
Advice: Talking to Children After a Tragic Event
If a traumatic, scary event takes place, even miles away or far on the other side of the world, today’s technology and media can bring it right into a child’s…
A Father’s Story: Living With Eliot
Living with Eliot is a column in Carers NZ’s Family Care magazine, written by Eliot’s Dad, author and commentator David Cohen. In it he explores issues of interest to parents…
Advice: Choosing + Managing Support Staff
More New Zealanders who have extra needs are choosing their own support staff to help them live independently at home. Rhett Brown, regular Family Care columnist and motivational speaker, shares…
