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Minimizing Holiday Stress for Caregivers of Dementia Afflicted Loved Ones

Caring for a loved one who suffers from dementia requires compassion, patience, a sense of humor, and a plan for respite for the caretaker. Each day a caregiver must cope with decreasing levels of ability and new patterns of behavior, which can be very stressful. This...

The Emotional and Physical Challenges of Incontinence

Yesterday’s newletter featured an article titled “A Wee Bit About Incontinence”. When I mentioned that on Twitter, I received an e-mail regarding a press-release about a study that was done among caregivers on the problem of incontinence. The...

Alzheimer’s Awareness: Why Bother ?

Today, I’m delited to present as a guest blogger, Dennis Fortier, editor of the Brain Today Blog and President of Medical Care Corporation. “As we enter into National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, you may wonder whywe should bother promoting awareness. ...

Laughter is Great Medicine

Norman Cousins, author, journalist and an adjunct professor at The School of Medicine at UCLA , described in his book “Anatomy of an Illness” how laughter helped relieve the pain he suffered from a collagen disease and then later a form of reactive...

Aging (and Dying) in Place

I need to apologize for my lack of frequent blogging over the past month. Since my father’s passing, I have been struggling about my focus here. I absolutely want to continue to provide caregivers with education and encouragement so that I can empower them to...