Category Archives: Home Care Journal

The inspirational and informational chronicles of a long term home caregiver for a spouse and best friend with Alzheimer’s.

Announcement: A Website for Care Partners and Journeyers

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Humanity Hiker

“Love kindness. Build community. Believe in humanity.” That quote is the tagline for this Humanity Hiker website. I created this website before our 5,000 mile walk across America. At the time I could not disclose that our main purpose was … Continue reading →

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Cindy’s Gaze

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Humanity Hiker

Cindy cannot consciously move her muscles.  Consequently I never had to use the guardrails on her hospital bed to prevent her from rolling over.  Even so, over time her default bedridden position leans her to the left.  I correct this … Continue reading →

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Desert Aura

Posted on March 30, 2026 by Humanity Hiker

I spent four days of reflection in the desert aura of Tucson, Arizona while staying at a Residence Inn. Around 7:00 am each day, I had the morning caregiver for Cindy call me. She held the phone near Cindy for … Continue reading →

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Trial Respite

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Humanity Hiker

I just returned  from Tucson, Arizona for what you might call a trial respite.  Not since 2017 have I gone past driving distance from my home.  Back then I left for a week while our oldest daughter Charissa stayed with … Continue reading →

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Balancing Coverage

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Humanity Hiker

Recently I received more coverage.  I will not say permanently yet, since past experience taught me better.  Yet for now at least I am being confronted with the challenge of extra coverage. The writings and music I work on take … Continue reading →

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My Updated New Ten Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Humanity Hiker

Happy New Year! Last year at this time I posted “My New Ten Year’s Resolution” about my plan for keeping active and increasing my social engagement. I had assumed that when Cindy turned 65 last February my home health aide … Continue reading →

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Past and Future

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Humanity Hiker

I am still working out the coverage kinks as I look forward to a time when I can post regularly on here and even go out to do presentations. The first two-thirds of this year was spent working out the … Continue reading →

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Too Many Tricks, Need More Treats

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Humanity Hiker

At the beginning of the year I laid out an optimistic ten year vision for my future as a permanent caregiver. The vision was predicated on Cindy turning 65 in February, making her eligible for the state’s Home Elderly Care … Continue reading →

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The Bold Path

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Humanity Hiker

As I looked over the problematic path, assessing whether I should go that way with Cindy in the adult stroller, I involuntarily chuckled out loud. “Of course we should not go this way,” was my assessment. “But of course we … Continue reading →

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The Other Humanity Hiker

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Humanity Hiker

I asked a friend recently to Google Humanity Hiker, the simplified instruction for finding my 900+ blog posts over the past 15 years. After the research results she asked which one to click, pointing out to me that there are … Continue reading →

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