Archive for July 2017

More at… http://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/professional-development/understanding-the-unique-stressors-of-working-caregiverscanada/ As a New York Times article recently noted, the best healthcare insurance in the U.S. might be “daughter care.” That is: having a healthy daughter who can tend to your needs in older age. The Times article built upon research on dementia caregiving published in the journal Neurology, which said,… Read More

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I can see my father in vibrant colors. He’s got snow white hair, earthy brown skin, and a speck of light reflecting off one of the lenses of his eyeglasses. Behind it is a tiny sparkle in his eye. Except that it’s an artificial sparkle. Years ago, in his 40s, his eyesight deteriorated and… Read More

More at… https://starlightcaregivers.com/blog/sorry-nobody-wants-your-parents-stuff/ Advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms By Richard Eisenberg Money & Work Editor February 9, 2017 After my father died at 94 in September, leaving my sister and me to empty his one-bedroom, independent living New Jersey apartment, we learned the hard truth that others in their… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/voices-with-dementia/lyn-purser-dementia-be-damned/ Lyn Purser was born 46 years ago with intellectual disabilities. Born four months premature, she was placed on antibiotics shortly after birth. Five months later, she and her older brother left Italy for America with their parents. At age 14, she experienced a period of seizures that were inadequate… Read More