Pillow, pills, poop, piss, and pain

Blood, sweat, tears shared by two. Helping one end and another begin. A disaster that ultimately gives back. Hearts clubbed by diamonds in spades. We learned, we cried, we continued. Episode Summary Denise Brown of caregiving.com asked caregivers for their 6-word story about caregiving. Brilliant! Welcome to Men Caregivers, Part 2, the Panel.  Part 1 was interviews with the panel, Ben Carter, Patrick Egan, Jolyon Hallows, and yours truly. All at the National Caregiving Conference in Chicago in November 2018. Here are some of our 6-word stories: We did it because we could Pillows, pills, poop, piss, and pain 20 years a caregiver. I adapted. Key word isn't 'men', it's 'caregiving' Personal care? It depends? Mother, wife? Managing the Dis Ease of Disease Blog subscribers. If  you don't see the podcast player, click the blog post title above Please contribute to my blog and podcast Please help me maintain this ad-free blog and podcast. I appreciate your readership and listener-ship. My blog and podcast will remain free to anyone who subscribes or visits. While a monthly contribution is best for me, I gratefully accept anything you can contribute. No swag offered, just thanks from the bottom of my heart. Support my blog and podcast. CONTRIBUTE HERE Photo by Rémi Walle on Unsplash Contents Full Transcript Pillow, pills, poop, piss, and pain Episode Intro 00:46 Podcast Intro Introductions 02:09 We did it because we could Jolyon Hallows Ben Carter 04:21 90-day caregiving experience with Mommy Health Hats 06:46 Pillows, pills, poop, piss, and pain Patrick Egan 10:47 Caregiving stronger with a diverse community Jolyon Hallows 13:48 20-years a caregiver. I adapted. Patrick Egan 16:40 Statistics about Men Caregivers: The numbers Ben Carter 18:47 Welcome the new VP of Caregiving Health Hats 22:05 My advice: Take care of yourselves Patrick Egan Attendee 24:09 Male panel? Or highlight other diversities? Patrick Egan 25:08 Key word isn’t ‘men’, it’s ‘caregiving’ Jolyon Hallows 27:10 Not so many men here. Why? Ben Carter 28:29 We didn't know we were caregivers 30:27 We learned, we cried, we continued Attendee 33:41 Personal care? It depends? Mother, wife? Ben Carter 35:06 Managing the Dis Ease of disease 36:30 Mindfulness. Be in the moment. Deeper. Jolyon Hallows 40:06 Problem solver can’t solve them all Patrick Egan Attendee 41:40 Backlash against men in nurturing roles Health Hats Patrick Egan 44:18 Competing? Caregiver conference run by men Attendee 45:13 Brothers not caring for mom’s hygiene Jolyon Hallows 46:46 Difference between wife and mom as caree Health Hats 47:41 Different abilities. Different willingness. Gender-related? Ben Carter 48:35 What grandmother wouldn’t let me see 50:30 Mommy don’t die. Can’t face it. Wrap up 51:44 Healing, therapeutic session. Wrap it up Podcast Outro 52:26