a guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by Maria Lindbergh When discussing her end-of-life wishes, Granny left no room for doubt on her stance, “I never want to live in a nursing home! Put me down if it ever comes to that!” Granny was crystal clear about her desire to live at home with […]
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When I used to hear ‘twenty twenty’ my initial thoughts would have either been about the goal of perfect vision or the ABC long-running TV program 20/20. Now, I’ll forever be thinking about this pandemic year and all the accessories that came with it – masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, and the lifestyle habits
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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 Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. I want to share a FUN annual activity my family and I have been doing for the past three years. The name changes slightly every year but the concept is the same. It’s called ‘21 for 2021′ and it’s essentially where
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a guest post written by Amy Bowie There are many things that remain the same even in this time of change. The scent of pine, the glistening snow, a chilly breeze, a fire aglow. Hot chocolate, quilts, and peppermint sticks. It’s the simple things in life that we delight. The holly and mistletoe,
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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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Welcome to the 2020 Happy Healthy Caregiver Holiday Gift Guide. I’ve tried to make your shopping a little bit easier by curating some of the best and most unique gift ideas for the family caregivers and care recipients on your list. I can’t wait for you to explore the guide and discover new products, small businesses,
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own The United States currently has 53 million family caregivers*. That’s over six times the population size of New York City! Since 2015, the caregiver community has grown over 20%. This is partly due to our aging adult population living longer and
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