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Volunteering is So Rewarding - Mom and Dad were always volunteering, anything from serving on the local school board to stocking shelves at a thrift store. It was a big part of their lives. As kids we all learned the personal rewards of volunteering. Dad still wants to be active... - 2011/11/20 Diabetes and Dementia - If you work for very long in the field of elder care you eventually hear the following concern: my dad / my mom is wasting away and all he/she wants to eat is sugar. The answer: Get your loved one tested for diabetes! There is a very strong correlati... - 2011/10/09 NEW BOOK: Waking Up In the Great Recession Mormon Desert - Going through a Great Recession crisis in addition to family caregiving has got to be so intense... I don't want to think about it! But the one thing that makes it better is banding together in family and community. I'm announcing my latest book ... - 2011/08/06 TED Talks on Aging - Do you know about TED? TED talks are wonderful 15 minute introductions to all kinds of intellectual subjects. They're almost always fun, interesting and informative. This blog has an article with links to several TED talks on aging, including a coupl... - 2011/06/13 Reverse a Stroke by Taking Action Fast - A Facebook friend, Gary W. Bourbonais, wrote this as a service in honor of this month being Stroke Awareness Month. He says "it's worth it if it saves just one life." Hi Folks.... Back on 12/27/07, I had a clot type stroke in the cortico-spinal area ... - 2011/05/03 Get "The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving" as an E-Book download - Times are changing and they're changing fast! A few short years ago e-books were a ridiculous notion. Then they became popular and people were encouraged to keep the price of an e-book close to the price of print books so as not to hurt print book... - 2011/03/08
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Days with Gramps
Our families blog about learning from our journey with Alzheimer's Disease.
Elder Care: Caring For Your Aged Loved Ones
Caring for your aged loved ones, advice on elder care from an RN, including how to choose a nursing home, abuse, dementia, death,handling difficult situations and depression in the elderly.
Oh no, not a nursing home!
A site created to reassure caregivers who are faced with the possibility of placing a loved one in a nursing home. Popular myths are discussed, as well as what to expect and how to choose a quality facility.
James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door
This site honors a father and grandmother who both died with Multiple Sclerosis; The extensive MS section features hundreds of annotated links; James S Huggins is an eclectic professional speaker, author & technologist; His personal site, the Refrigerator Door, also features information, stories and humor that interest him as well as one of the net's most extensive information resources on webrings and webring systems.
The Spiritual Journey of Family Caregiving
Articles written by a professional Family Caregiving Consultant working with families coping with Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias using an open spiritual frame. Practical, informative and inspirational. Includes links to books and other resources.
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