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Our Support Services Coordinator Lindley takes time each month to craft a blog post that deals with issues surrounding healthcare, caregiving, and sickness. Lindley is a theologically trained social worker and coordinates support services at the Family House.

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Summer Reading List

July 7, 2017

Are you looking for a few good books to read this summer? Lindley lists some engaging caregiver books for you to check out, followed by staff and volunteer picks to help…Read More

What I Learned: Lessons from a Caregiver

June 16, 2017

Gina, along with her brother and her mother, stayed at the SECU Family House while Gina’s father received medical care and rehabilitation. The family had expected to stay for a…Read More

Mental Health Awareness

May 22, 2017

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Here in the South, we may share news with friends and family about a new health diagnosis and ask for good thoughts and prayers,…Read More

Difficult Feelings

April 20, 2017

I’ve been thinking a little bit about feelings that we sometimes think of as “bad” feelings, which we often wish we would rather not have. Sadness. Lament. Anger. Frustration. Anxiety.…Read More

Love

April 20, 2017

Most of us can’t think about February without thinking about Valentine’s Day. As I walked around the Family House on the morning of Valentine’s Day, I couldn’t help but reflect…Read More

National Healthcare Decisions Day is a week-long event taking place April 16-22, when people around the country will be talking about the importance of communicating and documenting their future health-care…Read More

Goals

January 25, 2017

As we know, January is a time of setting goals. New Year, new resolutions. This year, one of my main goals is to give myself grace. Grace to mess up,…Read More