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August 29th, 2007

Blogs win “Top Alzheimer’s Site” Awards

Two of my favorite blogs, Know-it-Alz, and, Minding our Elders each won a Top Alzheimer’s Site Award from Health Central.com.
Both Kathy and Carol are dedicated caregivers, and, you should be reading their blogs, if you aren’t already.
Congratulations to both of you!
Tags: Alzheimers, Health-Central, Know-It-Alz, Minding-our-Elders.-Top-Alzheimers-Site, sandwich-generation

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July 31st, 2007

Online Resources for Caregivers

The Salt Lake Tribune has a good list of online resources for caregivers.
Some are familiar to me, and, others are new.
Go check it out.
Tags: eldrecare, Salt-Lake-Tribune, sandwich-generation

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June 11th, 2007

The unsung caregivers

There’s a great article in the Los Angeles Times, The unsung-and unseen caregivers, about the huge toll that caregiver can exact on people.
It discusses how, that while few people regret their care giving experiences, they often pay dearly in terms of physical and mental health. For example, a staggering 91% of caregivers responding […]

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May 26th, 2007

EEOC Issues Guidance on Working Caregivers

The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has issued a document document, Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities, to help determine how employment laws apply to workers who care for family members.
While it does not make caregivers a protected group, it does help clarify instances when these employees could be […]

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May 18th, 2007

Things Not to Say to a Caregiver

Bigtreemurphy.com, Alzheimer’s for caregivers has a well thought out list of 12 Things Not to Say to a Caregiver.
It contains some very common phrases people tend to use. More importantly, it challenges those phrases, and, though some of these challenges may seem harsh, they really make you think, and, they’re true.
My situation with my […]

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May 5th, 2007

Thanking the caregivers

MSNBC has a nice story on something we don’t do often enough, thank our aging family members’ caregivers.
My mother had a variety of caregivers during her illness, and, death.
But, aside from the day to day “thanks”, I’m not sure I even remember if I truly thanked them, or, not.
The beauty of it is that […]

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March 21st, 2007

Leeza’s Place

Leeza’s Place, started by celebrity (she’s almost 50, can you believe it?), and, Dancing With the Stars contestant, Leeza Gibbons, is a “source of information, strength and purpose for people affected by memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s.
Leeza’s own mother was struck by Alzheimer’s Disease, and, as a result, she formed the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation […]

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March 14th, 2007

Saving Mel Brooks

There’s a touching story on msn.com this morning by Max Brooks, son of the legendary comedian, Mel Brooks. He tells the story of his induction into the Sandwich Generation after his mother, Mel’s wife of 44 years, died.
A few nights later, my father was giving my son a bedtime bottle. I sat watching. His cellphone […]

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February 24th, 2007

The Gilbert Guide

The Gilbert Guide publishes comprehensive information on long term care facilities and services in the United States.
Every facility, service, individual and organization listed in the guide is hand picked by their team through on-site reviews. They do not accept advertising from these facilities, in order to ensure an unbiased review and presentation.
The Gilbert Guide is […]

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February 19th, 2007

From the “Now What?” files - Part Deux

So.
Remember my uncle? My father’s 86 year old brother, the one who’s been in the ICU with pneumonia?
The one who’s still there, and, weak and stuff? The one who apparently has no money, and, is really depressed about what he’s going to do, and, who thinks he’s going to die soon?
Yeah, him.
That’s the same uncle […]

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