Self-care

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Journaling for Caregivers: Rediscover Yourself and Reclaim Your Life

At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a...

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Dating and Caregiving: An Impossible Mix?

Back when you were in high school, you likely found that bringing your new love home to meet your parents was a...

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Family Deaths Will Alter Holiday Traditions but Life Still Offers Hope

Dear Carol: My husband and I used to go all out with a fresh tree, lots of decorations, and big family gatherings....

We see a closeup of a hand holding a gold Christmas tree bulb with the other hand poised to hang it on the tree. Blurred gold lights are visible, as are other hands. In the hands of another person. In the background, we see the blurred head of an older man who is on the far side of the tree.

How to Stay Sane During the Holidays as a Sandwich Generation Caregiver

If one can believe the old Westerns, frontier women were the ultimate multi-taskers. They could rock a cradle with their foot to...

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Coping With Seniors Who Won’t Accept In-Home Caregivers

Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor, Joe, was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great,...

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Siblings Who Feel Shut Out of Caregiving

There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents....

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“I Promised My Parents I’d Never Put Them in a Care Home”

Caregiving is a job that is full of ups and downs. Many of us take on this role out of love and...

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A Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years,...

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Grief: The Way to Continue On Is to Work Through It

Dr. Gail Gross, Ph.D., doctor of education, is a nationally recognized family, child development, and human behavior expert, author, and educator. She...

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Dementia: Staying Positive Despite the Diagnosis

The idea that some people can stay positive after receiving a dementia diagnosis seems surprising to many, yet when faced with adversity...

Self-care

Journaling for Caregivers: Rediscover Yourself and Reclaim Your Life

Dating and Caregiving: An Impossible Mix?

Family Deaths Will Alter Holiday Traditions but Life Still Offers Hope

How to Stay Sane During the Holidays as a Sandwich Generation Caregiver

Coping With Seniors Who Won’t Accept In-Home Caregivers

Siblings Who Feel Shut Out of Caregiving

“I Promised My Parents I’d Never Put Them in a Care Home”

A Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents

Grief: The Way to Continue On Is to Work Through It

Dementia: Staying Positive Despite the Diagnosis

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Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

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Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

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