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    • The Marriage & Family Life Ministry hopes you will find supportive resources below for your caregiver journey.

      Most of the resources listed below are available in our lending library.
    • Contact Us

      • Mimi Streett
        Coordinator, Office of Marriage & Family Life
        510-267-8392
        mstreettoakdiocese.org
  • caregiver resources

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      [The Spirituality of Work series] Nurses - Small Group Guide (eResource)

      This reproducible eResource is sold with a lifetime license for use within a parish, school, or diocesan office. You are allowed to make unlimited copies for use within your own community. You may also email these to members of your team or participants in your program.

      Read the article on pastoral center

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      May I Walk You Home?: Courage and Comfort for Caregivers of the Very Ill

      Reissued on its tenth anniversary, May I Walk You Home? remains an invaluable resource for professional caregivers and loved ones assisting someone on their final journey home. Accompanied by the experience and empathy of hospice educator Joyce Hutchison and the wisdom and inspiration of best-selling author Joyce Rupp, readers will discover the courage necessary to embrace the struggles and rewards of this final companionship.

      Read the article on pastoral center

       

      Guide Them Safely Home, Lord (Booklet): A Caregiver's Companion Near the End of Life

      "How I wish I'd had this book of meditations to share last year as our family struggled through the difficult last days of two loved ones." Lisa Dye, author of 30 Days with 30 Saints How do you care for yourself while caring for another? Is it even possible?

      Read the article on pastoral center



       

      Mortal Blessings: A Sacramental Farewell

      Bathing her each morning was a kind of baptism, the nightly feeding of pie took on a Eucharistic significance, trimming and polishing nails became a kind of anointing. Beyond the seven there are the myriad sacraments they made up: the sacrament of community via cell phone, the sacrament of wheelchair pilgrimage around the nursing home, and the sacrament of humor and laughter.

      Read the article on pastoral center 



       

      Comfort and Be Comforted: Reflections for Caregivers

      Individuals caring for elderly, inform, disabled or handicapped relatives or friends will find a wealth of wonderful, comforting thoughts in over 100 single-page reflections. Suggestions for dealing with fatigue, anger, worry, finances and other practical matters are presented alongside meditations on themes of hope, patience, service, love and appreciation.

      Read the article on pastoral center


       

      We Will Be Healed: Spiritual Renewal for Healthcare Professionals

      Healthcare is so much more than a profession--it's a calling. But burnout can affect entire staffs, from doctors to drug reps, nurses to pharmacists. The reflections found in We Will Be Healed will rejuvenate and refresh even the most hardened healthcare professional.

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      Young in the Spirit: Spiritual Strengthening for Seniors and Caregivers

      Young in the Spirit explores the impact of spirituality on aging and care giving as well as how to strengthen our faith during our "golden years." Our spirit requires daily attention to sustain the trial and tests of this life and ease the transition to the next, and this book offers suggestions on how to do that.

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      In Times of Caregiving: Prayers of Renewal and Restoration

      Caregivers are loving, generous, and courageous, and it is important that caregivers also take time to rest their own bodies, renew their minds, and nurture their spirits. In Times of Caregiving offers caregivers a simple way to pray, a way to reconnect with God`s love and presence.

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      Finding Your Way to Say Goodbye: Comfort for the Dying and Those Who Care for Them

      Written by a person who has been comforting and counselling terminally ill people for years, this book offers guidance, support, and encouragement for both those who are approaching death as well as their families, friends, counselors, medical and hospice practicioners, and chaplains.

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      The Transforming Power of Caregiving (DVD): Returning to Life after Caregiving Ends

      Whether you have cared for your loved one for one year or many, when it ends, it will feel abrupt. The life and routine that have become yours, suddenly comes to an end with a finality that is painful on many levels.

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