Author: Savy Makalena
Savy Makalena is a Founder of Gimme A Break a nonprofit organization that is Caring for the Caregivers. She was a Caregiver for 5 years with her Parents. Her 30 year career in Mentoring and Leadership has grown and supported many to success.
When I was growing up, it was a custom for my family to wave goodbye to anyone that came to visit either at the door, the end of the driveway and even at the airport. We waved till we could no longer see the person, their car, or the plane! With tears in our eyes, […]
Easy Tips to Eat More Veggies Every Day By Savy Makalena – CEO/Founder Gimme A Break Caring for Caregivers 05/25/2021 Most of us don’t get enough vegetables, yet we know, we need to eat healthier but, with Caregiving duties we can’t always spend a lot of time in the kitchen. As a Caregiver, I struggled […]
Today on Just Sayin with Savy we talk to Alex Moleta with Preferred Benefit Partners about what you need to know this open enrollment for Medicare 2020.
Our mission story. How it all got started and why we do what we do.
Gimme a Break is a non-profit whose mission is to care for caregivers by giving an emotional and physical break as well as resources for continued well-being. Our podcasts are filled with resources, motivation, inspiration and real talk about being a Caregiver.
You’re feeling overwhelmed, you try so hard to keep it all together, you take pride in the way you care, you got this, right?! All it takes is one moment to lose it! Caregiving is hard and no one is perfect, yet we try to control every situation. I mean we don’t really have a […]
Mission Experience – True Story After Dad passed, Mom’s dementia got worse and her mobility was less and less every day.Going out with my Mom was always challenging. It meant being extra patient and vigilant toour surrounding. Always doing my best to protect her and keep her calm was mentally andphysically taxing to say the […]
Our Non-Profit was founded to care for those who are no longer remembered. Caregivers worldwide tirelessly love for many reasons. Health, age, crisis are only a few of the reason that we step into the Caregiver role. Many times not realizing what we are getting ourselves into, only knowing that we love someone and that […]
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