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5 Tips for Keeping Your Brain Healthy While Caregiving

Many of us cope with the stress of caring for someone who has dementia. We agonize over the increasing losses that our...

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

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

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

Dear Carol: I have a great-aunt who’s mentally sharp, but she’s in assisted living for physical needs. Auntie is 15 years older...

Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s and had been mostly healthy. I don’t have to worry about financial and health...

For many of us, the word “home” signifies refuge, safety, caring and warmth –a sanctuary where we belong. It’s a place that...

Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are...

Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...

Many of us feel honored to provide care for our aging parents or ill spouses, but this honor can also present serious...