<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of our podcast, we open up about the emotional and challenging journey we've been on while caring for Todd's mother, Carol, who is fighting a tough battle with aggressive bone cancer. We explore the complexities we've faced while navigating the healthcare system, the importance of being advocates in elder care, and the deep, life-changing lessons we've learned about compassion, love, and the honor it is to serve the elderly. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our conversation is a sincere reflection on the personal impact that caregiving has had on us and the universal need for empathy when dealing with terminal illness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Introduction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:13 Facing the Unexpected&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:08 Gratitude and Generations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:16 Encountering a Health Crisis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;08:33 The Need for Advocacy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:12 God's Strength and Surrender&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:53 Caring for the Elderly&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:29 Honoring the Elderly&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:39 Bringing Mom Home&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:10 Carol's Gratitude and faith&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21:04 Perspective on Life and Heaven&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:13 Enduring trials and finding joy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:44 Choosing not to complain&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23:53 Serving the elderly&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Call to action:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to visit &lt;a href="https://yourbiggestbreakthrough.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;yourbiggestbreakthrough.com&lt;/a&gt; for your &lt;strong&gt;FREE &lt;/strong&gt;access to our e-book and audiobook, "&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Unstoppable: Divine Intervention in Overcoming Adversity&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;," showcasing six powerful real-life stories. Get ready to be inspired by these mind-blowing breakthroughs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit &lt;a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;wendiepett.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at &lt;a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;toddisberner.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Your Biggest Breakthrough

Wendie Pett, ND and Todd Isberner

Episode 134: Compassionate Caregiving: Lessons Learned from Caring for Carol

MAR 5, 202424 MIN
Your Biggest Breakthrough

Episode 134: Compassionate Caregiving: Lessons Learned from Caring for Carol

MAR 5, 202424 MIN

Description

In this episode of our podcast, we open up about the emotional and challenging journey we've been on while caring for Todd's mother, Carol, who is fighting a tough battle with aggressive bone cancer. We explore the complexities we've faced while navigating the healthcare system, the importance of being advocates in elder care, and the deep, life-changing lessons we've learned about compassion, love, and the honor it is to serve the elderly.

Our conversation is a sincere reflection on the personal impact that caregiving has had on us and the universal need for empathy when dealing with terminal illness.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:13 Facing the Unexpected

02:08 Gratitude and Generations

05:16 Encountering a Health Crisis

08:33 The Need for Advocacy

10:12 God's Strength and Surrender

12:53 Caring for the Elderly

15:29 Honoring the Elderly

17:39 Bringing Mom Home

20:10 Carol's Gratitude and faith

21:04 Perspective on Life and Heaven

22:13 Enduring trials and finding joy

22:44 Choosing not to complain

23:53 Serving the elderly

Call to action:

Make sure to visit yourbiggestbreakthrough.com for your FREE access to our e-book and audiobook, "Unstoppable: Divine Intervention in Overcoming Adversity," showcasing six powerful real-life stories. Get ready to be inspired by these mind-blowing breakthroughs!

To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com

To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com.

All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people.

And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!