Care giving - Kim Coonis

Family Caregiver Stress & Joy

September 22, 2019January 20, 2023 Catching Kim Posted in Finding Joy, Health and Wellness, My Life, Tragedy and LossTagged aromatherapy, art, Care giving, caregiver, family, family caregiver, happy, journal, joy, Medical, stress34 Comments

As a family caregiver, time for self care can be hard to find. Being a family caregiver is a very hard and stressful job. Caregivers spend the majority of their time caring for the needs of others. Family Caregiver stress and Joy always comes last, and usually by the end of the day they are […]

Rolling With Zac: Sarasota Florida

September 3, 2019September 7, 2019 Catching Kim Posted in Finding Joy, My Life, Rolling With Zac - Disability TravelTagged access go, accessibility, airlines, Care giving, caregiver, caregiving, Daiquiri Deck, Delta Airlines, disabled travel, family, Florida, flying, hospitality, hotel, Marburg Variant Disease, Sarasota, Siesta key, Travel, wheelchair, wheelchair travel, zac gilstrap226 Comments

So we finally did it! We took the flying travel plunge with Zac. Rolling with Zac: Sarasota Florida turned out to be an amazing adventure. Nervous as we were for our first airplane vacation with Zac we were cheered on family to take this adventure. They also volunteered to stay at our rescue and watch […]

I Thought I Knew Who I Was

February 9, 2019February 11, 2019 Catching Kim Posted in My LifeTagged bipolar disorder, Care giving, caregiver, change, depression, family, illness, life, lifestyle, mania, Marburg Variant Disease, mental health, mental illness, Multiple Sclerosis, my life, sclerosing mesenteritis61 Comments

We all march, stumble, skip, walk, jump or run through our lives thinking we know who are. We have it figured out! I am a mother, a teacher, a construction worker, a priest, a daughter, a super hero or whatever we identify with to define who we are and where we are going. This article […]