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84Caring For An Elderly Parent at Home
I have been the filling in a sandwich. Really. You see, a few years ago we moved my mom in to our home for what was to be the last six months of her life. I was sandwiched in between raising my children,...
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74Caring for an Elderly Mother or Father: A Compassionate Guide to Helping Your Parent
If your elderly mother or father is no longer able to care for herself or himself, you'll find yourself facing numerous challenges. You must decide how to take care of your parent, taking into account what...
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70Only Child Parent Caregivers
Only child parent care is not a new situation, but as the baby boomers age, there are more children who are only children who are solely responsible for their parents' care.Here is some of what I've read...
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70The Home Front VII: A Disapproving Look
Accommodationally challenged after a disastrous foreign trip in 2007, CJ Stone was forced to take refuge with his parents. It was the first time he’d lived with them since his teens, and he was surprised to find himself in a war zone. Following are CJ’s bulletins from the front line in the eternal war of age and sex.
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66Aging parents and young children: How to explain aging to your kids
My wife Sylvia gave birth to our first twin boys we when were both in the mid-forties. That was almost 20 years after our marriage and 18 years of non stop search for infertility help treatments. The boys will...
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90Crossing Death's Doorstep
Death, be not proud (Holy Sonnet 10) by John Donne Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor...
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77Caregiver Guilt Feelings and Your aging Parents
As a caregiver for your aging parents, you are most likely troubled by the occasional guilty feelings that you are not doing enough. Certainly, if more needs to be done for them, you should address...
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73ER Medical Care and Health Insurance Roulette
Recently I took a loved one to the Emergency Room. Her blood pressure was high and she had a bloody nose that had been going on forever. On the way to the ER, the bleeding began to slow down, but since the...
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56Senior Assistance for your aging parent
Just as our babies grow quickly from toddlers to adults, our own lives move forward and we suddenly realize senior assistance may be needed for our aging parents. Perhaps they are just beginning to need...
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54What is a Senior Move Manager?
Senior Move Managers are professionals who specialize in assisting older adults and their families with the emotional and physical aspects of relocation and/or “aging in place.” A Senior Move Manager...
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