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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 07/02/2009, comments (0)

Decision Points: When Do You Call in Professional Caregiving Help and What Kind Do You Get?

For most of us, caregiving sneaks up gradually. We start helping our elders a little here and a little there. However, as illness and frailness of age drain vitality from our elders they need more care. This is when the adult child often has to make some touchy decisions. There are, of course, times when sudden changes occur with an... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/01/2009, comments (3)

Frustration & Anger

I think we are probably really at the end of the rope. Or it is just me as daughter-in-law... My husband is like his Dad who has moderate Alzheimer's - he works and I see his Dad more in the house as we are visiting his Dad in his house this summer. Unfortunately my own father has his health issue. My Dad has some tumor in his kidney and... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (2)

Five Tips for Families Whose Loved One Has Just Been Diagnosed with Dementia

Unfortunately, I find myself increasingly in a situation where friends tell me that a loved one has been recently diagnosed with dementia. And increasingly, I find myself thinking back to when we finally heard the words “Alzheimer’s disease” come from a doctor’s lips.So how can family members prepare for the long road... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (2)

It all seems to be just to much right now.....................

Some weeks are just too much..............last week was one of those weeks for me and my family. I moved my Mom a little over a week ago to the Alzheimers/dimentia unit at the facility she has been in for almost 2 years. No help from my siblings so I did it by myself. Mom started out mostly peaceful but manic. ... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/28/2009, comment (1)

Boring with out Mom

I miss my mom terribly. She now lives so far away. I can only imagine how it must feel for others that have their loved one even farther than I. I talk with her on the phone as much as I can. It just doesn't fill the void of having her here with me. I constantly think back of the good ol days! the humor it brought to me and the sad... Read more Chevron

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