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November 22nd, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.
Even if you’re not celebrating today, I wish you well, and, hope you enjoy the day, too.

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November 20th, 2007

Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts on losing her hair to chemo

This isn’t really about the Sandwich Generation, but, I wanted to share this story (has sound) of how Good Morning, America’s Robin Roberts approached losing her hair to chemotherapy.
I thought it was inspiring, and, I wish her the best.
Note that there are 1, 525 comments with this story.

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November 19th, 2007

The “Sandwich” generation

My father is apparently trying to relieve me of my Sandwich Generation status.
Seems he got a plate full of small sandwiches to take home from a reception at work.
He’s been enjoying them for several days, right from their little plate on the kitchen counter.
Please note that I didn’t say refrigerator anywhere in that previous […]

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November 19th, 2007

Mom and grandmom approach parenting differently?

As if there weren’t enough “wars” going on in the media what with the whole “working mother v. stay at home mother” thing, now there’s a whole phenomenon of “parent wars” where the Boomer mothers and the Generation X daughters differ on parenting ideas.
According to the story, mothers and daughters differ on parenting issues […]

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November 18th, 2007

Kanye West’s grief

OK, y’all might think I’ve gone ’round the bend with this one, and, I usually don’t link to Perez Hilton here (celebrity gossip site), but, this account (link has some extraneous images not safe for work, or, kids. No, seriously, I warned you) of his first concert appearance since her death just struck me for […]

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November 16th, 2007

b5media Lifestyles Channel

We’re excited about the new Lifestyles Channel here at b5media.
This new channel has been formed by merging the channels formerly known as Family & Relationships, Arts & Design and Home & Dining, and, you can find great blogs about home, family, crafts, beer, chocolate (I knew that’s get your attention) and more!
Just look over […]

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November 14th, 2007

A cholecystectomy? It’s just what I wanted!

There’s a gift card for everything these days.
Healthcare seems to be no exception as we see from Highmark InsuranceHealth care gift card.
The card is a prepaid Visa that can be used for many health related purchases. Learn more about it here.
In the right situation, it might make a good holiday gift for the elder […]

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November 12th, 2007

Lung cancer research and awareness

Since non-small cell lung cancer is what handed me my Sandwich Generation membership card in the first place (my mother died of NSCLC last year),and I work in the area of lung cancer research, I thought this Science Daily article was interesting.
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA led trials that compared the effectiveness […]

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November 11th, 2007

Keep Olive in your prayers

Remember Olive, the 107 year old blogger?
Her friend Mike says she’s not doing so well. Please keep her in your thoughts, though, thanks to Vicks, things may be looking up for her.
I really enjoy reading her memoirs, and, I hope she feels better soon.
From what I have read, she loves to get comments on her […]

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November 8th, 2007

The Comfort of Home

The Comfort of Home by Maria M. Meyer and Paula Derr covers many aspects of being a caregiver and caring for an elderly or disabled person, from determining if care giving is right for you and your loved one, to end of life issues.
There’s also information on caregiver burnout as well as self care and […]

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