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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

Tips To Help Your Elders Get Ready for Digital TV Switch

This isn't just about elders, of course. However, it's more likely that older people are still using an antenna for their TV reception, than younger people into dish and cable.   I'm writing this to give readers information, but I'm most concerned about elders getting scammed. Older people are still more vulnerable to giving out private... Read moreChevron
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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Memorials and Mementos Hold Deep Meaning for Caregivers

  BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!   The old soldiers from our local American Legion Honor Guard fired their rifles into the brittle blue sky over my father's grave. It was December in North Dakota, and the cemetery was knee deep in snow. These men were not much younger than the man they helped bury. Earlier, I had marveled at their dedication to a... Read moreChevron
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Cleaning Out the Homestead

  The first time I had to dig through the belongings of a loved one was when my uncle had to move into a nursing home. He and my aunt had sold their long-time home a number of years before, and moved out to their birth-state to be us, their only family. After my aunt died, my uncle continued on in their lovely apartment for a number of... Read moreChevron
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Only Children Vs. Sharing Decisions With Siblings – Which is Easier?

  In the world of caregiving, sibling issues abound. Any problems that were around when you were growing up will likely turn up again, as your parents age. The pecking order rarely changes. The "girl" work and the "boy" work rarely changes.    There are exceptions, of course. And there are a few families that get along so well... Read moreChevron

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