Donate
  1. Home
  3. 2012
  5. May

News: This is my sister

A documentary by Wisconsin film producer Frank Caruso called This is My Sister will be shown this Friday night on Wisconsin Public Television at 9 pm.  I’ve been asked to provide some feedback from siblings about this show.  If you watch it and could email me (just click my name below) your reactions, I’ll pass them along.  Or…
Read More

Video: My Sib…

“My Sib…” is an expression of what it is like to be the sibling of a person with a disability. This very personal and direct video provides insight into the feelings, concerns and hopes of these brothers and sisters as they cope with the sometimes difficult reality of their siblings’ disability.
Read More

Event: Sibs in the City

If you live in the Great Lakes region, be sure to check out this trifecta of sibling awesomeness… -J “We’re pleased to announce the second annual Sibs in the City for adults who have siblings with disabilities. This unique event is organized for siblings and their guests from Illinois and Wisconsin by SIBS (Supporting Illinois…
Read More

Sibling Support Project Update: Don’s whereabouts

From Don Meyer-   Dear all — Last week, I was on a whirlwind trip to the east coast for workshops on sibling issues and Sibshop trainings. Here are a few highlights from my trip: In DC, I presented at the United Cerebral Palsy national conference at the invitation of UCP staff person and sister…
Read More

News: Ten siblings support their autistic brother

(CNN) — Matthew Allen’s 10 brothers and sisters have grown up helping their parents take care of him. Ranging in age from 2 to 27, they are his playmates, his protectors, his teachers and his advocates. They taught him to talk, but they speak for him when he doesn’t have the words. And they all dread…
Read More

Resource: National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care

Welcome to the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information website. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services developed this website to provide information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care (LTC) needs. We want to help you understand what long-term care is, how and where you can get information…
Read More

News: Long-Term-Care Insurance: Who Needs It?

Geneva Hunter, 66, is among those without protection. She is well aware of how helpful it would be to have such insurance. She gets schooled on that point each day: Her 89-year-old mother, Ida Christian, who has Alzheimer’s disease, lives with her. “I do not have [the insurance] because at the time it was offered…
Read More

Archives

Menu