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The Bear Hug Waltz
posted 2 days ago by Donna W. | 0 comments
I have been writing about caregiving for mom since 2006. In a journal or diary format I have shared my journey, the emotions, the incidents, the learning, trial and error, many things that encompasses being a caregiver for your parent. I continue ...
If I Don't Do It, Who Will?
posted 2 days ago by Donna W. | 0 comments
If I Don't do it Who Will? Transitioning From Daughter to Caregiver
In 2006, at 93 years of age, mom was fragile and strong, smart and sometimes 'fuzzy'. She had a great sense of humor and a twinkle in her blue eyes. If she got mad, she could giv...
In 2006, at 93 years of age, mom was fragile and strong, smart and sometimes 'fuzzy'. She had a great sense of humor and a twinkle in her blue eyes. If she got mad, she could giv...
"I Still Do" Alzheimer's Book Powerful Imagery
posted 23 days ago, updated 1 minute later by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Dear Readers: There are books, and there are books. I get many sent to me to review, way more than I can give attention to. However, when a publicist asked permission to send, “I Still Do: Loving and Living with Alzheimer’s,” by Judith Fox to me, ...
Mind Body Medicine: Can This Help a Caregiver?
posted 24 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Dr. Dean Shrock is convinced that mind and body work together when it comes to health. Two of his books, Doctor’s Orders: Go Fishing and Why Love Health: Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine are interesting treatises explaining the science (hard and soft) be...
Alzheimer’s Stories Reduce Stigma of Dementia
posted 28 days ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Brilliant people get Alzheimer's and other dementias. Three rather public figures that come to mind are recent Nobel prize winner, physicist Charles K. Kao, retired psychologist, professor and Alzheimer's activist Richard Taylor and the husband of...
PACE Program Coordinates Senior Care
posted about 1 month ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Elder care checklist
posted about 1 month ago by Jonnelle | 0 comments
Whether you are taking care of a parent or loved one, or have an in home care giver come into your loved one’s home, there are certain things you should have readily available at all times as the caregiver.
Use this checklist to create an inform...
Use this checklist to create an inform...
Choosing the Right Hospice
posted about 1 month ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
A few years back, when my dad was dying, his body language told those of us who’d cared for him that he was in great pain. He couldn’t articulate the pain, but it was obvious to us. The nurses and assistants at the nursing home where he lived coul...
My Demented Weekend
posted about 1 month ago by AmandaB | 2 comments
There I was last Friday, driving a rented car that handled like a marshmallow along a 6-lane California freeway. I was bleary eyed from getting up at 5:30, which was way too early for my 7:30 flight, but sheesh I was nervous. I was going to be com...
Is My Elderly Parent a Shopaholic?
posted about 1 month ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
“Mom! Where are all these packages coming from?” Some caregivers are pulling out their hair over Mom or Dad’s shopaholic habits. What do you do when your mother calls that shopping network 800 number and orders jewelry she has no use for, and wors...
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