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    Care Connection

    Hello Friends,    Please join us this Thursday evening for Care Connection, a free telephone support network for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses sponsored by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and Ask Dr. Jamie. You and other caregivers can participate in this informative and interactive... Read moreChevron
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    Care Connection

    Hello friends, Please join us this Thursday evening on Care Connection for an informative live discussion with Dr. Jamie. You and other caregivers can participate in this informative and interactive discussion for support and inspiration.    Please join us!    Topic:  Caregiver as enablers as opposed to disablers... Read moreChevron
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    Support For the Children of Parents With Early On-set Alzheimer’s Necessary

      The law of nature is that parents have children and care for their children until the children grow up to care for themselves. Far too often, this "law" is circumvented by reality. A parent dies young from cancer. A parent is disabled in a car accident or gets Multiple Sclerosis. Or a parent gets early on-set Alzheimer's... Read moreChevron
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    Help With Life, Death and Our Spiritual Health

    Anyone who regularly reads my work already knows that I am a huge fan of hospice and palliative care. These connections have brought to my attention the work of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Lee Oliver, the author of three books that work, in different ways, to teach us about the dying (and living) process.   Oliver's first book, What the Dying Teach... Read moreChevron
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    Care Connection: Caring for your loved one

    Please join us Thursday evening on Care Connection for a live discussion with our host, Dr. Jamie Rotnofsky, a professional coach and psychotherapist. You and other caregivers can listen in on this interactive discussion for information and support. Please join us!Topic: Caring for your Loved OneThursday, 2/14/08 at 9 pm Eastern TimeCall toll... Read moreChevron
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