Archive for October 2017

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/what-were-overthinking/ As caregivers, we find ourselves simultaneously impossibly busy and spending lots of time waiting around. We’re exhausted, but then we’re up all night staring at the ceiling. What’s keeping you up these days? All the work that needs to be done to the house. I’m in charge of f… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/if-youre-blindsided-by-health-plan-changes-learn-the-root-causes-and-your-rights/ How much notice is required if benefits change? Do insurers have to give you a heads up if your plan doesn’t meet the minimum coverage standard under the Affordable Care Act?  Readers’ questions this month are centered around insurance notification requirements. Q: My father’s health insuran… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/when-family-caregivers-become-family-historians/ When your mom or dad is coping with dementia, it can be difficult watching them lose their grip on old memories. After all, losing our memories means losing a part of ourselves. In the same way, memory plays a key role in our ability to hold onto those we love. When we keep memories of […]… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tips-caregivers/carole-mulliken-coming-out-with-dementia/ I am very reluctant to “come out” as a person with dementia. The stigma is great. Once people label us as people with dementia, we suddenly move from being productive members of society into being described with deprecating labels including: mistaken, forgetful, irrelevant, delusional, and irra… Read More

More at… https://starlightcaregivers.com/blog/the-biggest-estate-planning-mistake-people-make/ If you are like most people, when you hear the words “estate planning,” you probably think of writing a will, to explain who will get what you own when you die. The problem is, a will has little or nothing to do with you. It’s all about planning for someone else. In reality, estate planning i… Read More

More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/2017/10/the-opposite-of-failure/

A family caregiver’s love and patience helps diffuse moment of frustration for her senior mother.

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More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/a-surprisingly-good-place-to-die/ A campaigning doctor has helped make Mongolia a better place to die than many much wealthier nations. Andrew North met her to find out how. What comes to mind when you think of Mongolia? My answer, probably like many people’s, was vast empty space, those signature round white tents (which Mongolia… Read More