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Your Living Will

What kind of health care do you want as you journey through the final phases of life? When would you want the goals of your care to shift from trying to keep you alive, (aggressive curative), to...

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Father’s Appreciation Week

Father’s Day is right around the corner. We can get so caught up in our daily lives that we forget to show our love to our Fathers and Grandfathers. Make this a week of appreciation and celebration...

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Siblings in Denial

A common problem that primary family caregivers often experience, is that of siblings and or other relatives putting their heads in the sand regarding the declining health of an older loved one. There...

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What Caregivers Need to Know

“Across America, daughters and sons balance the work of caring for aging parents with the demands of their careers and raising their own children. Spouses and partners become caregivers to the ones...

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Caregiving Conversations With Family

Talking about your daily struggles, financial hardships, emotions or stress may not be easy for you. Perhaps you’re afraid to impose on others or are worried that your request will be resented or...

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I Never Saw it Coming

When did you become a family caregiver? Was it slowly overtime because dad started missing his weekly Thursday lunch with his best college buddies; when he seemed confused at the restaurant when...

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St Patrick’s Day Is For The Whole Family

  Make St. Patrick”s Day as well as every holiday, one that you as well as your older loved one will enjoy.  Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17th is celebrated with parades, food, drink, music, irish jigs,...

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Strokes, What They Are, the Symptoms and How to Prevent Them

A stroke occurs when one of the arteries providing a supply of blood to the brain either is blocked or bursts. When a stroke damages a certain part of the brain, that area may no longer work as well...

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How To Make Your Aging Loved One Less Anxious About Their Hospital Stay

Your elderly loved one has to go into the hospital for some tests or surgery. If this makes you anxious imagine this news from your elderly loved one’s point of view: a strange place, odd-looking...

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A Caregiver’s Guide To Surviving The Holidays

Oh, it is that time of year again filled with joy and happiness in spending time with family and friends but for the caregiver of an aging loved one it can feel like such a dreaded burden. Not only is...

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