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Honoring the Heart of Caregiving: A Powerful Virtual Forum by Good Day, Good Health
Honoring the Heart of Caregiving: A Powerful Virtual Forum by Good Day, Good Health
The Good Day, Good Health community came together for a moving and enlightening virtual forum that centered on one of the most vital and often overlooked pillars of healthcare: caregivers. This powerful discussion featured two deeply passionate experts—Chiffon Prince, author of Developing the HEART of a Caregiver: A Christian Approach to Compassionate Care, and Jamila Waigwa, Supervisor for the Division of Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities in Delaware.
The forum, titled “The Heart of Caregiving: Stories, Challenges, and Community Support,” offered listeners a heartfelt glimpse into the real-life struggles and triumphs of caregivers from all walks of life. It’s currently available as an episode on the Good Day, Good Health podcast below.
Chiffon Prince: Compassion in Action
Author Chiffon Prince brought her deeply rooted faith and experience to the conversation, drawing from her book Developing the HEART of a Caregiver: A Christian Approach to Compassionate Care. The book serves as both a spiritual and practical guide for anyone called to care for others—professionally or personally.
In it, Prince introduces the H.E.A.R.T. framework:
- Humility
- Empathy
- Action
- Resilience
- Trust in God
These pillars guide readers in nurturing a Christ-centered approach to caregiving. With powerful reflections, scriptural support, and real-life scenarios, the book empowers caregivers to maintain their well-being while showing up with compassion and integrity. It’s a call to serve not just with hands, but with the heart—anchored in faith, love, and grace.
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Jamila Waigwa: Community and Systems of Support
Jamila Waigwa added a systems-level perspective to the conversation, drawing from her extensive experience overseeing services for aging and physically disabled adults in Delaware. She emphasized the urgent need for broader awareness and policy-level change to better support caregivers—many of whom are under-resourced and under-recognized. Her advocacy for strengthening state and community infrastructure for long-term care added valuable context to the conversation.
A Community Uplifted
The forum was more than a discussion—it was a tribute. Attendees and listeners were reminded that caregivers are the heartbeat of healing, often working silently behind the scenes. The stories shared revealed a common thread: that caregiving, while demanding, is also an act of deep love and humanity.
This event reminded us that caregiving isn’t just a role—it’s a calling, and it’s time we honor it as such.
