First Steps for New Caregivers

First Steps for New Caregivers
When you’re starting out as a family caregiver, it’s hard to know where to begin. Perhaps you’ve only recently realized that a loved one needs assistance, and is no longer as self-sufficient as he or she once was. Or perhaps there has been a sudden change in a loved one’s health.
Now [...]

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Power of Forgiveness

Power of Forgiveness

(Source:  April 27, 2008 by caroldodell,  Author of Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir)
 
One of the practices Hospice recommends is to ask your loved one’s forgiveness–and to offer yours.
 
I’ve been thinking about this all day. The importance, or power of forgiveness and how it might keep us here on earth, lingering.  Everything Hospice [...]

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Painkiller May Cut Dementia Risk

Hi,

This is a recent research finding for your GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY.
 

(Source:  BBC NEWS:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/7380064.stm.
Published: 2008/05/05 23:01:34 GMT)
 
Long-term use of ibuprofen may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a large US study reports.
Data from almost 250,000 veterans showed those who used the painkiller for more than five years were more than 40% less likely [...]

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DO YOU RESENT YOUR SIBLING FOR NOT HELPING YOU CARE GIVE?

(Source:  May 2, 2008 Author of Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir.)
In most families, there is a primary caregiver no matter how many siblings there are. Some try to divvy up the responsibilities, but it’s rarely equal distribution because of differing people’s lives—jobs, distance, abilities, etc. In many families, one sibling gets the [...]

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Are You a Bad Caregiver? Do You Know One? Signs of Elder Abuse

(Source:  By Carol D. O’Dell, Author of Mothering Mother:  A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir)

No, you’re not.
Bad care-givers don’t seek out blogs on care-giving.
They don’t attend care-giving seminars and workshops.
They don’t worry about how they’re treating their loved ones.
Bad caregivers feel completely justified in their actions.
So, lay that aside.
If you lost your temper, it’s okay.
Make [...]

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Inspirational & Motivational Quotes

 
“Inherently, each one of us has the substance within to achieve whatever our goals and dreams define.  What are missing from each of us are the training, education, knowledge and insight to utilize what we already have.”
 
By Mark Twain
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“Inspiring through Enrichment and Empowerment”
 
(Sources unknown)
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“To Accomplish Great Things, We must not Only Act but [...]

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A Heart Without Affection

 

“A heart without affection is like a purse without money.”

By Benjamin Mandelstamm

 

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