Category Archives: Caregiving

Self-Care/Medical 2017/Caregiving I know I’m not alone in this business of caregiving but it can be a lonely life. I fight to stay out of that hole of despair. It’s not good to look back on ‘what might have been.’ … Continue reading →

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Sheri de Grom | 39 Comments

Bipolar Disorder/Mental Health/Slice Of Life By – Sheri de Grom Goodwill toward men—my first thought on Christmas morning. No, Sheri. You will not feel sorry for yourself. This is your life and welcome to it. You made the decision to … Continue reading →

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Sheri de Grom | 52 Comments

Dreams/Caregiving/Medical 2016 by – Sheri de Grom My dad once told me he could always tell a city girl from a country girl by the way she walked. Dad said the city girl seemed to have more time to enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Sheri de Grom | 42 Comments

SHERI, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Sheri de Grom

  Caregiving/Advocacy/Medical 2016 By – Sheri de Grom Looking back to my last post of Dec 20, 2015 [you may read it here], I had no idea my life would soon become a powder keg. Many of you have asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Caregiving, Medical 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 101 Comments

Slice of Life/Caregiving/Unconditional Love By – Sheri de Grom I’m desperate. I’ve lost my heart. I’ve looked everywhere. Last night in a panic I cleaned everything, and I do mean everything. At the end table by my favorite chair I … Continue reading →

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Sheri de Grom | 125 Comments

VA/Veterans/Medical 2015 by – Sheri de Grom The most recent Inspector General (IG) report reveals egregious problems with enrollment data within The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The report identified so many complications it was impossible to determine how … Continue reading →

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Sheri de Grom | 64 Comments

Mental Health/Suicide/Caregiver By – Sheri de Grom How could dying be more tempting than living? How could such a desperate act seem like a reasonable solution to one’s problems? How was I to know that I would be faced with … Continue reading →

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Sheri de Grom | 156 Comments

Mental Health/Caregiver/Medical Care 2015 by – Sheri de Grom Imagine my surprise when I read in the March/April 2015 issue of Psychology Network that psychotherapy was in a decline or even in a freefall. According to a study published in … Continue reading →

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Sheri de Grom | 69 Comments

Mental Health/Discrimination/Diagnostic Overshadowing/Mortality/Medical Care 2015 by:  Sheri de Grom Why do I continue to question the ongoing discrimination of medical professionals toward individuals with a mental health diagnosis? I see the defeat in Tom’s eyes when he tells me, “There’s … Continue reading →

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Sheri de Grom | 92 Comments