November is National Family Caregivers Month and it shines a light on the incredible people who step up whenever they are needed. Caregiving is a selfless job that is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whether it’s for a parent, grandparent, spouse, or friend, over 53 million Americans serve as caregivers. It takes a special type of person to be a caregiver and they can often feel isolated and overwhelmed. Luckily, there are people out there who are ready to help and who have channeled their own experiences into resources for others on their caregiving journey.

Debbie Howard is one of those incredible people. Debbie was once a caregiver herself assisting her mother all while running her business in Japan. Since then she has started a website, a newsletter, written a book, and, most recently, started a podcast to help advocate on the part of family caregivers. Debbie serves as a helpful resource to experienced and new caregivers, giving them helpful advice, and being there to change the way the world looks at caregiving.

Last year, we worked with Debbie and caregiving.com on bracelets for the annual National Caregiving Conference. The bracelets combined the organizer’s logo charm with an Aging Matters International branding bead. Over 300 event attendees received the bracelets and were encouraged to use them daily to remind them to take care of themselves as caregivers.

Read more about the Caregiving Bracelets