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Heart health from Dr. Travis Stork
posted 10 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Dr. Travis Stork from “The Doctors” talks about heart health, with tips for caregivers
February is Heart Health Month. With this in mind, Dr. Travis Stork, co-host of the award winning talk show The Doctors, generously donated some time for a sma...
February is Heart Health Month. With this in mind, Dr. Travis Stork, co-host of the award winning talk show The Doctors, generously donated some time for a sma...
Coping with criticism while caregiving
posted about 1 month ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Coping with criticism from the loved one you care for
Caregivers frequently turn their lives inside out in order to care for their loved ones in decline. I know, because I've done it. The number of elders who depended on my help increased through...
Caregivers frequently turn their lives inside out in order to care for their loved ones in decline. I know, because I've done it. The number of elders who depended on my help increased through...
RECOVERY for Caregiver Daughter of Alzheimer's Mom
posted about 1 month ago by KarenK2063 | 1 comment
December 26, 2011, and I made it through Christmas . . . without crying or sleeping extra hours or "zoning out" on all of my surroundings.
Mom is gone. The advanced stages of Alzheimer's took her life on February 3, 2011.
My whole family, my da...
Mom is gone. The advanced stages of Alzheimer's took her life on February 3, 2011.
My whole family, my da...
Depression among caregivers high: get help
posted 3 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Numerous studies have shown that depression is a huge risk for many caregivers. People generally go into caregiving out of love, giving no thought to the fact that caregiving for an elder could go on for years. Quality of life for both caregiver a...
Coping with outsiders who criticize caregiving
posted 3 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Coping with outsiders who criticize your caregiving choices
One of the saddest letters I've gotten from readers was from a woman who had cared for her Parkinson's stricken husband for over a decade. Her whole life revolved around his needs. Event...
One of the saddest letters I've gotten from readers was from a woman who had cared for her Parkinson's stricken husband for over a decade. Her whole life revolved around his needs. Event...
When the Caregiver's Health Fails
posted 4 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Protecting Caregiver Health: When the Caregiver's Health Fails the Care System Can Collapse
Think of it like this: Caregivers are the base of a pyramid. When the base collapses, the whole pyramid crashes. Many of us are "natural caregivers."
Think of it like this: Caregivers are the base of a pyramid. When the base collapses, the whole pyramid crashes. Many of us are "natural caregivers."
June is Elder Abuse Awareness month
posted 8 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
"I promised I'd never put her in a nuring home"
posted 8 months ago by MindingOurElders | 1 comment
Dropping the guilt: "I promised I'd never put her in a nuring home"
Many of us have been back into a corner when we are reminded that, decades ago, we "promised" a once healthy parent or grandparent that we wouldn't even "put them in a nursing ho...
Many of us have been back into a corner when we are reminded that, decades ago, we "promised" a once healthy parent or grandparent that we wouldn't even "put them in a nursing ho...
Betty White advises us not to vegetate or isolate
posted 8 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Emotional eating can be a problem for caregivers
posted 9 months ago, updated 3 minutes later by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
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