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Dan Taylor

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posted 04/03/2008, comments (2)

Why I won't be doing Crafts as I age

When I was growing up my grandmother was the pianist at a little Methodist Church in Bluefield, West Virginina. Every summer when my brother and I would visit her we would inevitably come when they were having something called Vacation Bible School. At VBS, in the Methodist Church anyway, we would go in the morning, sing some worshipful songs,... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/25/2008, comments (0)

Procrastination in Care Giving is Exhausting

One of the first things you come to realize as a care giver is that the minutes go by much faster than before. It becomes very apparent very quickly that merely good intentions to get something done is not enough. This is never more true than when your own family and responsibilities seem to be coming a distant second to the care giver role.... Read more Chevron

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Living with Quiggles: Trying to Pass as Normal

Stigma:1) The recognition of difference based on some distinguishing characteristic or mark;2) A consequent devaluation of the person Quiggles: A made-up term (by famous sociologist, Erving Goffman) to identify all of the variations and differences of the human body which occur either from birth, daily wear and tear, accident, or illness... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/29/2008, comments (0)

Protect the Home Equity of Your Parents

There are a number of interesting forces aggregating out there to make the protecting of the equity in your parent's home even more challenging. Make some good decisions here and you will reap the benefit. Make bad decisions and you will deal with them for years to come. Here's how all this is playing out: Real Estate Values: The... Read more Chevron

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Suzanne Mintz

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posted 01/12/2008, comments (2)

My 2008 Wish List

In keeping with New Year Tradition here is my take off on the ever-present Ins and Outs Lists. Mine is called: A Short List of What Is and What I Hope will Be in 2008 WHAT ISPresidential candidates are starting to talk about family caregivers WHAT I HOPE WILL BEThe newly elected president makes improving chronic long-term care a priority... Read more Chevron

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