Archive for October, 2007

Sponsored Post: 7 Tips for Caregivers, Dealing with Stress

Too often, we as caregivers forget to slow down and take care of ourselves. Most times, we let ourselves slip through the cracks in order to be “on call” for those we care for. The truth is, we can’t be there for our loved ones unless we are here for ourselves.
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Teaching Elders to be environmentally responsible

Being that last Monday was Blog Action Day, this was the day that the blogosphere focused on the environment. Its easy for most of us to help the environment, but what about the elderly?
Besides having Grandma recycling bottles , I also convinced her to change her lightbulbs to energy efficient ones.
How I managed to [...]

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What to Ask your Parents Checklist

In the October 2007 issue of Real Simple, there is article called Caring for Aging Parents. They also included a checklist of questions to ask which include living situation, health and finances as well a links to other resources.

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Climbing up the Stairs

This past week, the elevator wasn’t working in Grandma’s building, so she had to go up and down several flights of steps yet again to handle the administrative monster(s). I am so proud that this near octogenarian made it without a sweat. She attributed it to not smoking and eating moderately.
This made me think [...]

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Big Yellow Taxi Tour

One of the things that I enjoy are field trips. Its more fun when I actually get Grandma out to explore the city. Several weeks ago, we were forced to take a trip into the big city because of an administrative paperwork snafu.
The paperwork worked out, but what was more fun was showing [...]

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Fight for More - Caregiving Tips

I was watching WABC (New York City) local newscast at 5, and they had a story that stuck an interest in me. Lonnie Ali, wife of Muhammad Ali , spoke about her experiences about caregiving for her husband and his fight with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). She stressed the fact that caregivers cannot forget to care [...]

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