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Alexandra Drane @adrane

Hustling bootstrapper. Radical waiting to happen. On 5th start-up @archangelsme obsessed w reframing caregiving and proving there's an ROI on LOVE #LookLoveLift

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Alexandra Drane@adrane
14 Aug 2020
1 of every 3 unpaid #caregivers has thought about suicide in the past month. We got to collaborate on the #CDC study bit.ly/MMWR81320 Have never been so proud 2be part of something so devastating. Our focus now?Translating research to action to impact #JoinUs #LookLoveLift

Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the ...

This report describes mental health challenges faced by communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jessica DaMassa@jessdamassa
29 Jun 2022
“Being an unpaid #caregiver is the epicenter of Life Sucks Disease,” says @adrane CEO of @ArchangelsMe, “but it’s also one of the most glorious jobs we’ll ever have.” So, what’s the trick to managing the “sucky” side of #caregiving? Data. How?👉📺youtu.be/CtjLbNWnh98
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'Run. Hide. Fight' is the 'Stop Drop and Roll' of our generation.
Michael L. Millenson@MLMillenson
6 Jul 2022
Sometimes work & private lives can’t & shouldn’t be separate. “I ran for my life from the #HighlandPark shooting. It will haunt me forever.” forward.com/opinion/509020/h… #highlandpark #HighlandParkParade #GunViolence @DBashIdeas @shaynamalka @Schneider4IL10
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AND… then we left for a holiday (aka HOLLA-YAYYYYYY)!!! Here’s to the enormous gift of time with family who are far away… off we go to deliver all the love. #feeltheluckiest ⁦@ArchangelsMe⁩
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Getting ready to step on stage (and pass out) at #LIFEITSELF to get real about the gorgeous (and hard) intensity of unpaid #caregiving. Here in person or in spirit because you are caregiving right this minute? Get your score, join the conversation, and we love you. Wings UP!
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Click here to get your Intensity Score: bit.ly/knowyourciiscore

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Not today, #COVID…not today. All the #love to all the loved ones in the midst…and to all those caring for them @ArchangelsMe⁩ #AnyCareCounts
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There is only one FIRST TIME you get to experience the majesty of a Shamrock Shake. For my dad, this was it: #BLISS Taking a moment to be grateful for a bright spot: my pops living in #Boston, and the #caregiver special… @McDonalds for dinner!! WINGS UP, BABY! @ArchangelsMe
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‘Community health workers who check on homes and make sure meds are taken and food is available. “Good things happen when you create jobs,” Farmer said.’ What a soul was he. He will live on in the actions he will continue to inspire. #RIPPaulFarmer bostonglobe.com/2022/02/21/m…

With Paul Farmer’s passing, the world has lost the gift of a rare man - The Boston Globe

Farmer, a co-founder of Partners in Health, spent his life providing care for people in the world’s remote, impoverished places.

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Driving down Route 1 #Boston with this guy. Sign after #cannabis sign. ‘Hey Alex! Did you know we can get really great cannabis delivered to the house?’ A few minutes later: ‘Wow. They must have a lot of that stuff. Hey Alex - maybe we really should try it!’ #LOVE THIS MAN.
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The humbling (#EMPOWERING) moment you realize you #LOVE #CURLING … seriously?!? #YES.
Magic in mailbox today. Delicious scones AND custom artwork? Hot DANG! Thank u @humansofny for sharing Mary O’s story (bit.ly/3B7yHLs). She is an #Archangel for sure – I’ve eaten 7 in last 12 hours (self-medicating w food = extreme skill for #caregivers).
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Am I the only one SO SUPER FREAKING CRANKY w @NBC for how they are covering @MikaelaShiffrin #Olympics2022? We've learned to stop filming when an athlete is 'down'...She brought her best self!! MENTAL INJURY IS ALSO AN INJURY!! TURN OFF YOUR CAMERAS and GIVE HER A BREAK!! #BeKind
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Today at 2:22 on 2/2/22 we signed the P&S on a place to move this guy back to #Boston with us.  Feel so lucky. Here’s to all the adventures ahead - he’s one heck of a wingman.  #DadsRule #ElderPower #LOVETHISGUY #NorthShore @ArchangelsMe
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Not usually the school-pick-up-person. Or that’s how I’m rationalizing that I FORGOT TO PICK UP MY SON today. Or could be my #caregiver intensity is running HOT and I am FULL ON ‘in the Red’. Thank goodness he’s 15, resilient, and was not surprised. Cobbler’s son has no shoes.
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'Dad! Your kidney’s are calling!!!!’ (Pantomiming I’m on phone w his kidneys) ‘They are really wanting some water!! Let’s get some water to them straightaway!!!’ After Dad drinks some water: 'OH they are SO THANKFUL!! They say THANK YOU!’ #weallcareaboutsomething #caregivinghack
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At airport with most adorable dad who is NOT HAPPY about no wine on the plane… by chance found these at the newsstand…’Look! We can have wine! On our SOCKS!!’ #CaregivingHack
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'“We know what actually retains workers: It’s more pay, more leave and safer working conditions.”Low-wage workers prop up the nursing home industry. They’re quitting in droves.' washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/… @ArchangelsMe #Caregiving #DoubleDutyCaregiving

Low-wage workers prop up the nursing home industry. They’re quitting in droves.

Those still on the job in nursing homes face a crisis as the omicron wave fuels staff shortages.

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My super adorable dad is watching #EmilyInParis HAPPY AS A CLAM – but won't let me watch with him. He told me, it's 'not appropriate'. But I can hear him CRYING with laughter. #ironical Dang I love that man. What else should he watch? #caregiving #81andgoingstrong #Dads
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That’s my dad. He’s awesome. Turns out his hips have been hurting while he walks - but I didn’t know that because COVID's made hanging out and causing trouble together a little more 'complicated'. THANKYOU @walmart for having this for him. We had a blast #SportsCar #Caregiving
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Unpaid #caregivers are stuck in world’s worst game of double-dutch…trying to navigate returning to work and #caregiving. Employers - please help (as in PRETTY PLEASE). Our thoughts in yesterday’s @BostonGlobe: bostonglobe.com/2021/12/23/o…

We’re facing a halting return to the workplace - The Boston Globe

One reader poses a question about the necessity to return to in-person work at all and another raises concerns about the challenges of unpaid caregivers.

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