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Caregiver Self-Care Can’t Be Just a Passing Thought … It Must Be a Priority

Caring for an aging parent, Mental Growth & Hobbies

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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Protecting You and Your Family from a Virus (including the Coronavirus)

Caring for an aging parent, Nutrition

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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2019 Year in Review – a ‘Ta-Da’ list instead of a ‘To-Do’ list

Caring for an aging parent, Creating ME Time, Fitness, Happy Days, Mental Growth & Hobbies, Support System

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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Meet Pria by BLACK + DECKER – a Friendly Medication Management Companion

Caring for an aging parent, Nutrition

This post is sponsored by BLACK + DECKER. All opinions and statements are my own. Pria is about a foot tall, weighs around 5 pounds, has sparkly blue eyes and a friendly voice. She’s a voice-enabled table top robot serving as a companion for anyone who could use a system to help organize their medications

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Celebrating National Family Caregivers Month with a Partner Spotlight

Caring for an aging parent, Support System

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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How My Caregiving Pain-point Made Me An Entrepreneur

Caregiver Spotlight, Caring for an aging parent, Guest Posts, Mental Growth & Hobbies

a guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by Kimber Westmore My Caregiving Medication Management Nightmare “What do you mean I’ve been giving my mom twice the dosage prescribed?” I could hardly keep my composure as I sat in the examining room next to my wheelchair-bound mother. She could barely catch her breath. “Yes, you

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Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Became a Caregiver for My Mother with Dementia

Caring for an aging parent, Creating ME Time, Guest Posts

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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