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In Your Empty Nest, Spread Your Own Wings!
Summer is waning (though you wouldn’t know it by the heat!) and for many families, the kids are headed back to school. For some of you, this is not your normal “back to school,” but also the beginning of your Empty Nest. You’ve thought about it for years, maybe even dreaded it, and now reality more »
Help and hope for Alzheimers Caregivers
From Dale Carter: While discovering that our aging parent has Alzheimer’s may seem like a devastating loss, one woman shows us the way to view it as a life-changing opportunity. That woman is Lori La Bey. She is no stranger to Alzheimer’s. Her mother suffered early onset Alzheimer’s, and after 30 years, is in the more »
Lessons on being resilient
Our aging parents face all sorts of challenges as they grow older: A simple illness can wreak havoc on a compromised immune system. A fall can result in a broken hip and extensive rehab. The loss of a spouse can result in quick onset of depression. The 3 challenges I’ve listed are more common than more »
Survival tools for a caregiver
Margery Pabst, author of “Enrich Your Caregiving Journey” was a guest on my BlogTalkRadio show. If you have time, I highly recommend you listen to the archived recording. She shared so many nuggets of wisdom for caregivers. I’ve decided to highlight 3 tools that I think are quite unique and powerful. Create a Circle of more »
Can memory loss be prevented?
Articles about preventing memory loss are prevalent these days. For those of us caring for elderly parents, we are likely immersed in caring for a parent with dementia… or perhaps our parent recently received the diagnosis…or we are watching our parents closely for signs. I realized something last night as I was leaving a meeting. more »
Redefining dementia as a terminal illness
Dementia affects 5 million Americans. The number is expected to triple by 2050. Many believe dementia is simply a mental ailment of old age. It is not! A Time Magazine article highlights a large research study published in the Oct. 15th 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The conclusion is that “dementia more »
“Top 5″ lists when caring for aging parents
I’ve created two Top 5 lists that summarize keypoints that will help you and your aging parent before crisis hits. 5 things I did (in my mother’s crisis) that helped 5 things I wish I had known and done beforehand 5 Things I did that helped us: 1. From the start, my mother and I more »
