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Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers: Happy Holidays — 12/20/11
We are really advocates of just getting as happy as you can be—which takes care of everything. Even if you don’t have reason to be happy—make it up. Fantasize it. Make a decision that you’re going to...
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A New Year, A New Perspective on Caregiving
Today is Groundhog Day in the United States and Canada. Along with the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, I’m coming out of hibernation, too! While I haven’t written here for over a month, my mind’s...
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The Iron Lady, Dementia and Caregiving
I went to see this movie expecting to learn more about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s life story, with the emphasis on her place in British history and politics. I knew she must be a...
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Tender Loving Eldercare Nominated for SeniorHomes.com’s Best of the Web 2012
Best of the Web 2012 -- Nominee I’m so happy to share this exciting news with my wonderful Tender Loving Eldercare community! I have been nominated in the SeniorHomes.com Best of the Web 2012 contest...
View ArticleInspiring Quotes for Caregivers: Top 5 Regrets of the Dying – 2/29/12
You may think this will be a depressing read because it mentions death, but it’s actually life-enriching! These ideas apply to all of us, whether we’re past, current or future family caregivers or...
View ArticleHow Do You Know When It’s Time to Move Your Aging Parents?
This is the one question I hear most frequently from baby boomers caring for their aging parents, and I wish there was a “one size fits all” answer for it. All of our aging parents (or Golden Oldies as...
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Geraldine Watson Parachutes for the First Time at Age 85
Last year my friend, Bob Watson, mentioned in passing that his 85-year-old mother made a tandem parachute jump for the first time in her life. I was fascinated and inspired by this brave act because,...
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5 Steps to Help Senior Citizens Beat the Heat
Summer began about ten days ago in the U.S., and many areas are already experiencing severe heat waves. According to the American Red Cross, excessive heat has caused more deaths than all other weather...
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Book Review — Begin Here: Helping Survivors Manage
This book is so much more than a book! It’s a comprehensive guide and workbook for people who have recently lost a loved one, and don’t know where to start in the maze of notifications and paperwork...
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Take Photos of Your Aging Parents During the Holidays
Sometimes the realization comes almost too late — you sense that your parents or other loved ones may soon be gone, and it dawns on you that you don’t have any recent photos to remember them by . . ....
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