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3 Ways to Reduce Caregiver Stress
As a caregiver, what’s your day like? I mean, really like? When I talk to caregivers of aging loved ones, this is what I hear: I get up and start to worry. I start by getting my family fed and making
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How to Treat the Aging Women in Your Family
Have you ever had one of those periods when events came together in just the right way to give you real insight? Well, if you haven’t – pay attention because someday it will happen to you; and if you
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How to Handle it When Mom and Dad are Getting Older
Who’s the busiest person you know? I can describe the person I know is one of the busiest, if not the busiest: Female Aged between 40 and 55 Has a spouse and children who may be grown May have grandchildren Works
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Who Are the Women That Influenced Your Life?
What – or really, who – do you think of when someone asks about the women who you have admired or greatly respected in your life? Do you immediately think of the celebrities like actresses and singers
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They’re Getting Old, How Can I Get Them to Listen to Me?
I recently read a statistic that took me by surprise: While only 25% of the aging parents surveyed report that they are stressed because of their adult children, nearly twice as many adult children report
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Do You Know How to Tell If Your Aging Mom or Dad Needs Help?
Ah, don’t you love the holidays? I know they are very busy and there is just so much more to do, but memories are made at this time of year. I recently had lunch with a friend who confided that she had
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9 Signs Your Aging Loved One May Need Help this Holiday
Tis time for holiday gatherings…while it isn’t over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house any more, we still feel responsible and concerned for Grandma and our aging family member and
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Distant Care-giving can Cause Sibling Issues
When a family is faced with caring for an aging loved one, it is not uncommon for the issues of money and inheritance to create tension among siblings. Disagreements are inevitable, but they do not have
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3 Tips For Helping a Parent Who May Not Want Help
Many adult children tread lightly when it comes to the health of an aging loved one, especially when it could threaten independence. And, sadly, it often takes an incident of some sort before families
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Help, I Fell and Can’t Get Up!
You are ready for a vacation of your dreams with your family. All of a sudden when you are about to leave, you receive that dreaded call. “Your mother fell at the grocery store. She might have broken
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