I am so Alzheimer’s proof:
People who tend to overthink things might be protecting themselves from Alzheimer’s, according to research presented Wednesday at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease.
OK, so maybe that’s not how the results were intended to be taken, but there seems to be some lifestyle factors that might influence a person’s risk for […]
A new study published in the September 1, 2008 issue of CANCER concluded that measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer:
Bone mineral density testing is done to diagnose osteoporosis and help assess the risk of fractures. Low bone mineral […]
Over at Sometimes I Feel Like A Piece of Bologna, Pat needs some advice about her elderly mother:
What I’m increasingly running into is Mom’s lack of “getting it” that her energy levels are quickly declining. She will run errands, try to flip a mattress (seriously!), pull weeds, or clean the house. Then she’s so tired […]
Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor famous for his Last Lecture and for pancreatic cancer awareness, died today at 47.
If you’re not familiar with him, you should be. He gave us a lot.
I don’t know what to say except how odd it is to feel so very sad about someone I didn’t even know.
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It’s hurricane season, but any time is a good time to check on your family’s disaster preparedness plan.
Those with chronic illnesses such as diabetes need to pay special attention to what they would do without their medicine or supplies.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Olympic skier Kris Freeman who has Type 1 diabetes […]
This past Sunday was the second anniversary of my mother’s death.
I would tell you how it went for me, but I was out of town and had my dates mixed up and I thought Sunday was the 19th rather than the 20th. When I finally became oriented to date and time, I did pretty […]
I don’t work for Land’s End clothing or anything (just a fan), and I don’t get anything for it, but I thought you might enjoy the Land’s End Free Shipping Code on my personal website, Busymom.net.
It might be a good time to stock up on a few things for Back to School or for the […]
I sure thought it was just me, but Carol at Mothering Mother and More touched on one of my peeves in this whole care giver thing: people who tell you to “take care of yourself”.
Now, please understand, I’m not ungrateful for the sentiment, but as she puts it so well:
Taking care of yourself takes time, […]
There’s an insightful story in Newsweek by Anne Kennedy Rickover: Bringing Home Mom and Dad.
Rickover moved her aging parents close to her home and compares it to a pregnancy, with preparation, birth, growth and eventually leaving:
At the beginning of this “pregnancy,” just as at the beginning of all my pregnancies, I read. When I was […]
Psychology Today has a blog about only children.
As you are probably well aware from here, I’m an only child, whan to know more? On Being an Only Child, by me.
Anyway, they cover a topic that is near and dear to my cold, sinling-less little heart: aging parents having to rely on an only child.
During […]
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