a guest post written by Beth Marshall When my phenomenal mother-in-law, Mozelle (aka Mozie) was in her 70’s she began to struggle to come up with words. Sometimes she couldn’t remember if she’d had lunch or not. We didn’t think much of it. Everybody has moments where you walk into a room and can’t remember […]
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a guest post written by Rick Lauber Why do family caregivers focus much of their time, energy, and resources assisting an aging parent but, frequently, completely overlook providing themselves some help and support? There are various reasons: A family caregiver may feel that caring for an aging senior may be completely his/her own responsibility (mentally justifying
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The spread of the Coronavirus disease is creating a steady unease. Sadly, a nursing home in Washington state has become the US epicenter of the Coronavirus. From what is known, the virus primarily puts our elderly, very young, and those with weakened immune systems at great risk. However, we all play a part in spreading
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This post was written in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. Since 2016, National Caregivers Day has been observed on the third Friday in February. I meet and talk to people all the time who don’t even call themselves a caregiver. In my eyes, you are a caregiver if you are helping
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We’re not only saying goodbye to the year 2019 but also the decade! If I was labeling the decade I would definitely call it the ‘sandwich generation caregiving decade’. It started out with intermittent requests for help from my parents and Jason’s mom. In 2019, my children were in elementary school and now I’ll soon
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November is National Family Caregivers Month. It’s exciting each year to see more recognition and support for family caregivers from companies in our neighborhoods and the brands we’ve known for years. According to AARP, there are currently more than 43 million people across the U.S. who are caring for aging parents, ill partners or other
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This post is sponsored by Kimberly-Clark. All opinions and statements are my own. For caregivers, life can get so jam-packed with doing that we often lose sight that we are supposed to be living. I believe caregivers won’t FIND time for themselves, they must CREATE the time for their health and happiness. One way to
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This post is sponsored by Depend® brand. All opinions and statements are my own. You’ve heard the phrase ‘agree to disagree’. It’s been a phrase that has helped end probably countless conversations before they were to spiral downhill. A boundary that helps keep the peace among friends and loved ones….who don’t have a brain disease.
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a guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by Kimber Westmore My Caregiving Medication Management Nightmare in half?” The doctor waited for my reply. Did I just hear the doctor right? Had I been over-medicating my mom, inadvertently reducing her blood pressure to dangerous levels? My Caregiving Medication Management Success to a piece of paper, recording
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A guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by Annabelle Short. Four years ago, on a hot summer evening, I sat in my porch waiting for my mom. It had been three hours since she went to pick my son from school. Normally, it took her 40 minutes to and from school, but of late,
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