Caregiving

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• B. Lynn Goodwin, author of Journaling for Caregivers, Launches her Blog Tour!

  
  WOW! Women On Writing Blog — Authority: 128
  & Book Giveaway Comments Contest! During the six years she spent caring for her mother, B. Lynn Goodwin found comfort in the journaling she did. She eventually began teaching journaling workshops and writing a book to guide other caregivers through journaling. Lynn is also a teacher, editor, and writer. Her ...
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• CareGiver Resources

  
  Alzheimer's Reading Room — Authority: 503
  Six good sources of information, advice, and lots of resources for Alzheimers caregivers..... Bob DeMarco Alzheimers Reading Room Editor Family Caregiver Alliance Offers tips on a wide range of topics, including how to hire help, hold a family meeting, balance work and caregiving, find important ...
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• Senior Home Care Concerns At Holiday Time

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 128
  The holidays are coming closer and I suspect there’s a wide mixture over how various Sandwich Generation senior home care givers are feeling about it . Some of us are looking forward to it with total glee. Others are in the place I was the year my dad passed away. Our joy and anticipation in the season is tempered ...
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• Closing It Out

  
  Dementia Nights — Authority: 124
  I went up to New York on Tuesday and spent all day Wednesday, til about midnight, packing the apartment. I think Im done. Thursday morning I hired a closeout specialist - a woman referred to me by M who shuts...
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• World Diabetes Day: A Blog Roundup

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 143
  In honor of Word Diabetes Day Ive decided to do a blog roundup of women blogging diabetes.  Most are blogs by women who are living with diabetes, and others are women blogging about parenting a child with diabetes.  Ive also included several informative links and resources at the end of this post. If you blog ...
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• Power and Responsibility

  
  FWD/Forward — Authority: 664
  An earlier version of this post was published in July, 2009 . When I mention that Don has a homecare worker, and explain what that job is, I often get this question: “Why don’t you do all that stuff for him?” This touches on something that I’ve referred to a few times, and that’s the idea that it’s ...
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• Stupak-Pitts and the “Special Interest” Treatment of Women’s Health

  
  Fem2pt0 : societys issues + womens voices — Authority: 113
  The now-infamous Stupak-Pitts Amendment, attached late Saturday night to the House health care reform bill, might stand out for its unprecedented assault on a woman’s right to choose (not to mention the right of individuals and insurance companies to operate independently of Catholic bishops). But it is also the ...
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• The Art of Survivorship

  
  Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship — Authority: 421
  Last evening I was interviewed by Betsy de Parry on Lymphomation Live, a weekly webcast sponsored by Patients Against Lymphoma. In this show entitled "The Art of Survivorship," we discuss...
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• AAHSA 2009 -- Wide windows, Bright Idea House, Same-old industry

  
  Aging In Place Technology Watch — Authority: 414
  I was compelled to attend. AAHSA 2009 "Changing Lives" Conference -- 9000 people, 425 exhibitors. This was a beautiful ( and may soon be gone ) venue -- McCormick Place Lakeside Center. Gorgeous multi-story windows facing the 180 degree panorama of nearly boat-free Lake Michigan. Turn the other way, and you faced the ...
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• Recommended Reading for November 12

  
  FWD/Forward — Authority: 664
  Private Practice Takes a Bold Stance against Decent Behaviour There’s a new doctor at Naomi’s practice, Dr. Fife, a genetic engineer who uses a wheelchair who pressures Naomi into agreeing to select for an embryo for two patients with dwarfism to allow them to created a baby who also has dwarfism. Naomi is ...
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• Eldercare Undercurrents

  
  Elder Care ABC — Authority: 471
  by Joy Loverde You live in your own little world and your aging parents live in theirs. So when you start talking to them about anything related to their future, what you are saying and how they receive the information is very often different than what you might think. When discussions between a parent and an ...
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• Good News for Senior Home Care Givers!

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 128
  Senior Home Care Giving is hard whether you live near by or at a distance. WebMD has some GOOD NEWS for those of us in the Sandwich Generation who are dealing with this on a regular basis! Their article describes a wide variety of new technologies available now or soon to come to help caregivers and aging ...
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• Are You a Genius at Caregiving? You May Be and Not Know It

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 107
  “You’re can become a genius at anything–if you’re willing to make all the mistakes necessary to find the right answer.” Those are the words of Dr. Michio Kaku, MIT physicist . Boy, does that sound like caregiving or what! I made lots of blunders while caring for my mom ( she had Parkinson’s, heart ...
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• November 11th Eldercare Blog Carnival

  
  Elder Care ABC — Authority: 471
  Welcome to the November 11, 2009 – Veteran’s Day  Edition of the EldercareABC Carnival “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than onesel f” ~Joseph Campbell Derrick Grant presents Twenty Safe Driving Tips for Senior Citizens posted at ElderGuru.com . Edie Dykeman ...
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• An AAHSA Home Companion

  
  The Future of Aging Blog — Authority: 123
  Early on Tuesday, a thick crowd clustered in front of the doors of McCormick Place’s Arie Crown Theater for a chance to hear perhaps the most anticipated speaker of the 2009 AAHSA Annual Meeting, National Public Radio star Garrison Keillor.Keillor, a 67-year old fixture of public radio for more than 30 years on his ...
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• Does Your Elder Parent Wander? Caregiving Concerns Explored

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 107
  Just today, I was driving home when I saw an elder-woman walking on the side of a rather busy road. Cars go at least 40 and sometimes 60 mph. on this road. She had no business walking there alone. My husband and I turned around and I got out to greet her. “Hello, I’m Carol and I live nearby–are you lost?” I ...
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• Stroke Puts Stress on Spousal Relationship

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 545
  TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Although many wedding vows include the phrase "in sickness and in health," a stroke can put that promise to the test by causing major relationship problems for married couples, according to British researchers. read more
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• The Black Hole of Not Knowing

  
  Elder Care ABC — Authority: 471
  by Joy Loverde Put yourself in this situation for a moment. Your Mom is rushed to the emergency room. She’s too ill to speak and the doctor asks you if she is allergic to any medications. a)  You don’t know the answer and fear what may happen next. b)  You try to recall her doctor’s name, and start ...
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• Twitter Tuesday: Dementia Care, Aricept, Homeschooling Programs…

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 128
  Senior Home Care Giving: Caregiver Tips: Activities for aging parents with Alzheimer’s Disease . @carebuzz Strategies for the Sandwich Generation Senior Home Care Giver at BusinessWeek. Alzheimers Update: Insurance Company Requires Proof for Every Aricept Prescription . RT @alzheimersdotfm Interesting ...
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• Alzheimers: A devastating diagnosis for patients and loved ones.

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 143
  Do you know someone who suffers with Alzheimers disease?  Or someone who is a caregiver to a loved one with this devastating disease?  If so, you understand the heartache associated with an Alzheimers diagnosis. Who are we without our memories of past experiences?  For most of us, the though of losing our ...
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