March is Women’s History Month, or as I have heard it called before – Women’s HerStory Month. It is a month where we honor and celebrate the courageous and forward-thinking contributions women have made in our history. Currently, over 60% of family caregivers are women. Each of these women has a story worth sharing and […]
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I enjoy year-end reflections and compilations. I’m always drawn to the People magazine year-end wrap-up edition and a good YouTube look back video. Today we get to turn that reflective lens to this blog. These are the 12 posts that accumulated the most page views during the calendar year beginning January 1, in order, most to
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This post is sponsored by HandsFree Health™. All opinions and statements are my own. WellBe® is a voice-enabled virtual health assistant created by HandsFree Health. Health is the key word which sets this virtual assistant apart from the others you may be familiar with like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant. While WellBe can
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a guest post written by Gina Martin, found of the Bob & Diane Fund My name is Gina – and I am a daughter of Alzheimer’s. Saying this make me feel like one of those characters in a movie standing in front of a room full of addicts. Not that I would ever compare having
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This post is sponsored by LifeStation®. All opinions and statements are my own. I am 5’2” and classified as petite when it comes to shopping for women’s clothing. When I first started shopping in the petite section, I often felt the clothing designers assumed that every petite person was a 60-year-old schoolteacher. Racks would be
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As a parent to my two children, I used to tell my kids that my job was to keep them safe and help them become adults that other people want to be around. In my mind, the second part meant many things such as being polite, respectful, hard-working, and compassionate. In hindsight, I really didn’t
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This post is sponsored by Hank®. All opinions and statements are my own. So much to do and not enough time or energy to do it. This family caregiver reality ties us all together no matter what our care recipient’s condition. Technology can be a caregiver’s friendly ally. Especially now in this pandemic, utilizing home
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a guest post written by Presley Kappana While everyone’s caregiving journey is different, many people become caregivers later in life; but my journey started sooner than expected. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, my grandmother was not only my guardian but my best friend. We did everything together from snowshoeing to banana bread baking, and I
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. 2020 has been filled with so much grief. I certainly anticipated some grief this year yet so much of this grief came as a complete surprise. How much more loss can we all handle in one year!? When I hear ‘grief’,
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I just wanted a hug. Normally hugs are free for the taking but not during this Covid-Pandemic. Grief is lonely and during 2020, it’s even lonelier. My mom passed away earlier this month at the age of 82. While not a surprise, since mom has been declining for many years, it’s still heartbreaking. I do
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