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Recipe of the Week: Marinated Tomato Salad

  Here’s a very easy and nutritious salad for those nights when a lettuce salad sounds less than appealing. Dressing:1/2 cup EVOO (olive oil)2 T balsalmic vinegar1 T brown sugarSalt and pepperPut the above in a jar and shake til blended4 Tomatoes –...

The Importance of Communicating Your End-of-Life Care Wishes

  Every time I visit my physician, I am asked if I have an advanced directive for my end-of-life care (good for them!). I am embarrassed to say that I still don’t have one.  It’s one of those things that is on the master To-Do list, the one that gets...

What’s For Dinner?

  Whether you are a caregiver, single person, parent, or married couple, the “What’s for dinner?” question has come up sometime in your household.  We all have to eat and so do our families. Eating out is expensive and time consuming. Fast food is expensive and...

5 Household Adjustments Needed Prior to Home Care

When you are providing in home care, it’s important that you consider how this will impact your caree, you, your family, and especially the home where you will be providing care. Whether you are providing care in your home or in the home of the person receiving care,...

Taking Care Of You!

 As a caregiver, I find one of the more irritating statements to be, “Take care of yourself!” I’m sure it’s meant well, but it comes across like “Have a nice day!” Sort of one of those statements that sounds nice but feels insincere.   We all know we need to take...