Nanette to Present The Emotions of Caregiving

Nanette, who just returned from a much-too-short vacation along the beautiful Florida coast, is looking forward to presenting "The Emotions of Caregiving" at the Caregivers Support Group meeting on April 10 at 2:00 p.m. She'll discuss how caregivers can take better care of themselves and offer strategies to avoid burn-out.

The Caregivers Support Group, sponsored by PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, meets twice monthly at Adult Day Health, 809 E. Chestnut Street, Bellingham, Washington.

For more information about attending the free program, please contact Mary Lynn Palmer at (360) 788-6410.

Newspaper Publishes Nanette's Essay on Blessings

Last year, Nanette had a short essay on blessings published in The Bellingham Herald. She thought readers might want to take a look...

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/04/05/1953051/writer-learns-that-caregivers.html

Beatitudes for Women

Having drawn the title for Blessed is She from Psalm 41... "Blessed is she who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers her in times of trouble," Nanette thought readers might appreciate other Beatitudes for Women.

Blessed is she who suffers with the very young, the very old and the very lonely, for she has compassion.

Blessed is she who greets the world with joy, laughter and anticipation, for she has courage.

Blessed is she who speaks gently, lives humbly and chooses to give freely, for she has dignity.

Blessed is she who listens and hears, and extends her hands as a friend, for she has understanding.

Blessed is she who gives simply, loves deeply, and walks joyfully in life, for she has sincerity.

Blessed is she who lives intensely and sings life's alleluias, for she has awareness.

Blessed is she who has compassion and courage, freedom and dignity, understanding, sincerity, and awareness, for she is a woman, a gift, a blessing.

     ... Courtesy of the Newark Archdiocesan Council of Women

Inspiration from Fellow Authors

Nanette is continuing to work on her lastest projects, The Everyday Guide for Caregivers and Love's Last Measure: Caregiving Our Elders at the End of Life. She was especially inspired after meeting with a group of local authors last week. One member pronounced her excerpt from Love's Last Measure, "The best thing she's ever written."

Love's Last Measure began as a second edition of Blessed is She... Elder Care: Women's Stories of Choice, Challenge and Commitment. However, Love's Last Measure has become a true re-vision, with considerably more memoir elements, colored by Nanette's study of literary nonfiction writing. She is looking forward to sharing more of her story and that of the 60 interview subjects with readers everywhere.

The Everyday Guide for Caregivers is shaping up to be Nanette's handiest how-to yet.