Wear Green on April 17

On April 17, we're wearing green to bring awareness to the family caregiver experience. We wore green on the designated day in order to lessen the loneliness and isolation that can be common when you care for a family member or friend. We're wearing green so we can spot each other in a crowd. Be sure to share photos of your green on social media, including Twitter and Facebook. We're having fun while giving a face to a sometimes invisible role—caregiving. I selected the color green for a few reasons. Hopefully, we’ll be enjoying spring green on April 17. I chose green because of Donna Baldwin, a 1999 winner of our Caregiver of the Year contest. Before Donna cared for her mom, she had plastic plants in her home; she couldn’t keep a plant alive. As she cared for her mom, she developed a green thumb, eventually replacing most of her plastic plants for live ones. Caregiving can be such a difficult situation. It also can be an experience that fosters growth.