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• Easy Caregiving, Simple Ways to Stop Making Life Hard

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 99
  Have you ever noticed that some people have a knack for making hard things seem easy? Other people do just the opposite: they can make crossing the street a monumental, complex, pain-in-the-tush event. Caregiving is hard enough, we certainly don’t need to make it any harder. But how? By focusing on what you’re ...
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• The Validation Breakthrough: Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimers and Dementia

  
  Alzheimer's Reading Room — Authority: 504
  If you live with or care for someone with Alzheimers or dementia, you should consider reading this book. The Validation Breakthrough will help you understand why Alzheimers sufferers say what they say and do what they do. This book helps you understand communication that is often difficult to accept and hard to ...
  15 hours ago

• Simple Techniques for Communicating with People with Alzheimers and Dementia

  
  The CareGiver — Authority: 103
  If you live with or care for someone with Alzheimers or dementia, you should consider reading this book. The Validation Breakthrough will help you understand why Alzheimers sufferers say what they say and do what they do. This book helps you understand communication that is often difficult to accept and hard to ...
  15 hours ago

• Will Gladys Get the Boot?

  
  A Caregiver's Journal — Authority: 108
  Recently my husband, Fred, went to pick Gladys up from Adult Day Care and he got an ear full.  It seems that Mrs. Rooney (Gladys) has been acting out, having temper outbursts and being a prima donna. While all of this is apparently news to the center, it is not news to us.  When we first took Gladys to the center ...
  1 day ago

• Weekly Parenting News Roundup

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 139
  Cross-posted at Daily Kos . Good morning fellow moms, dads and caregivers! How are you this morning? I am about to run errands in preparation for Aris birthday party. He turned 6 on Monday, but we are celebrating with our closest family and friends today. In the meantime, here is some news we discussed here ...
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• New Ways to Save Money on Caskets

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 128
  As the old saying partially goes, few things are as certain as death.  Whether it’s a beloved senior parent, an aging relative, or even a dear elderly neighbor, we are very likely to be in a position to plan or help plan funeral services sometime in the not so far away future. When I was a teen I remember ...
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• Hes Transitioning

  
  Dementia Nights — Authority: 124
  The first official treatment conference wasnt as big or as formal as Id expected, but it was useful nevertheless. Only a few departments were represented - behavioral assessment, medicine, social work and (on speakerphone) physical therapy. But those are the...
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• President Obama Proclaims November as National Family Caregivers Month

  
  A Caregiver's Journal — Authority: 108
  Last month President formally declared November as National Family Caregivers Month.  An excerpt from the proclamation says: The true strength of the American family finds its roots in an unwavering commitment to care for one another. In difficult times, Americans come together to ensure our loved ones are ...
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• God’s Love in Pnomh Penh, Cambodia

  
  Ecumenical Women at the United Nations — Authority: 123
  Posted by Onleilove Alston and authored by Yuan Tang God doesn’t need an army of men to change the world.  Rather He needs servants with humble hearts who are willing to do His work.  As Christians, we need hearts of persistence, faith, and love that endures through the discouragements and hopelessness that can ...
  3 days ago

• Cheerleading v. Coaching

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 138
  Have you ever been sidelined? Felt a little left out? Have you been an observer when you would like to be a participant? If you feel that you want more in your life but dont have the foggiest idea about how to achieve it, I understand. I am here to help you get it. 1. When you are ready to make changes in your life, ...
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• The Rent-Controlled Apartment of the Living Dead

  
  Dementia Nights — Authority: 124
  Ive made decent progress packing the apartment. Theres still a long way to go and I feel like Im behind the curve. Moving is like that. The experience? A range of thoughts and emotions that seem contradictory but arent. And...
  4 days ago

• National Family Caregivers Month Good Time to Get Educated

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Anytime is good for education, but since November is officially National Family Caregivers Month you will see many opportunities to learn more about caregiver stress cropping up.
  5 days ago

• Quoted

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 138
  "You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star." - Nietzsche
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• Twitter Tuesday Resources: Parkinson’s Disease, Grandkids Pix, Cataract Surgery…

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 128
  Senior Home Care Givers: Top 10 Diseases Made Famous by Celebrities – Parkinson’s Disease is #4 and Autism is # 10. @ ParkinsonsInfo An interesting EldercareABC blog carnival . Boomers and Seniors: News You Can Use 10/27/09 – Transition, Memories & Meaning… Good info for those who will ...
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• Ramping up global efforts to defeat childhood pneumonia

  
  Paging Dr. Gupta — Authority: 463
  By Andrea Kane CNNhealth.com Producer Last winter, I was told that my young daughter had walking pneumonia. Walking pneumonia? My mind, fueled by alarm, raced: What is walking pneumonia? (A very mild inflammation of the lungs.) Is it serious? (While it can become serious, it is not usually a problem and often heals ...
  6 days ago

• November Is Epilepsy Awareness Month

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 138
  November is Epilepsy Awareness Month.  I hope this post will provide information and facts about epilepsy , while also showcasing women blogging about life with seizures. Here are some epilepsy facts from CURE Epilepsy ... Epilepsy affects over 3 million Americans of all ages – more than multiple sclerosis, ...
  6 days ago

• High Tech Systems Help Keep Track of People with AD

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Wandering is a huge issue for many caregivers of people with Alzheimers disease. The biggest problem may be that one never knows when the urge to wander will hit the person with the disease. Even if the care receiver has never wandered before
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• Meanwhile, Back at the Things That Really Matter

  
  Dementia Nights — Authority: 124
  Friday night, a little after 11, I got a voicemail from L. L is Harriets nephew, an energetic and unstable-seeming person who was a near-neighbor of my fathers in New York. He makes his living, as nearly as I can...
  6 days ago

• Were #1 (Plus 30) in Closing the Gender Gap! Go U.S.!

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 138
  For the past four years, the World Economic Forum has studied the gender gap - that is, the amount of resources dedicated to boys and girls and womens opportunities to fully participate in society - in over 100 countries, then ranked them. (In 2009, the Index included data from 134 nations. At least 12 of 14 ...
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• Violence UnSilenced - Maggie Dammit Talks about Domestic Violence and How We Can Help

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 138
  Today is the last day of October and of Domestic Violence Awareness month . Obviously in what I would believe to be a better world such an observance would be completely unnecessary. Since that is not so, I wanted to take the opportunity to share the work of Maggie Dammit of Okay, Fine, Dammit , and Violence ...
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