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How to Engage in Self-Care While Grieving

Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve...

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Dementia Can Open the Door to Artistic Expression

The treatment of people with dementia has changed dramatically since I first became personally involved with the disease. It’s now widely recognized...

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Multi-Generational Households: The Ins and Outs of In-law Suites

When I was a teenager, my parents had a new home specifically built with separate quarters so my grandmother could live with...

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Loving Yourself: A Caregiver’s Ultimate Challenge

We’ve all heard that we must first learn to love ourselves before we can love others. Yet, many of us have grown...

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Caring For Those in Chronic Pain: How Spouses Cope

Traditional marriage vows generally contain the words “through sickness and in health.” For some couples, chronic sickness in the form of a...

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How Confabulation in Dementia Differs from Lying as We Understand It

Dear Carol: My husband of 43 years has been diagnosed with dementia. We were fortunate to have a good marriage based on...

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The Importance of Grandparents Never Fades

The importance of grandparents in the lives of children cannot be denied. Before our society became so mobile, it was common for...

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Why Some Family Caregivers Refuse Help

Even when family caregivers have access to help, many still come up with excuses to turn down assistance. Learning to accept support...

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How to Be a True Friend to a Family Caregiver

Family caregivers often find that their social circles shrink over time. Casual friends are typically the first to drift away because a...

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Siblings Complain Designated Caregiver Is Slow to Update Them

Dear Carol: I’m from a family of three boys, and due to proximity, I’ve become the caregiver for our aging parents. Thankfully,...

Relationships

How to Engage in Self-Care While Grieving

Dementia Can Open the Door to Artistic Expression

Multi-Generational Households: The Ins and Outs of In-law Suites

Loving Yourself: A Caregiver’s Ultimate Challenge

Caring For Those in Chronic Pain: How Spouses Cope

How Confabulation in Dementia Differs from Lying as We Understand It

The Importance of Grandparents Never Fades

Why Some Family Caregivers Refuse Help

How to Be a True Friend to a Family Caregiver

Siblings Complain Designated Caregiver Is Slow to Update Them

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