Archive for November 2017

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tips-caregivers/diagnosing-dementia-look-over-your-doctors-shoulder/ It used to be that speaking was a fear greater than death. Today, the fear of getting Alzheimer’s is frequently cited among the aging population. While VOICES with Dementia aims to raise awareness of people with dementia who live productive and meaningful lives, the stigma remains. But not fo… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/activities-for-loved-ones-in-the-later-stages-of-alzheimers-disease/ I was a family caregiver for over ten years as my mother moved slowly through the stages of Alzheimer’s disease. As most baby boomers do, I jumped online to become educated about this horrible disease as soon as we heard her diagnosis. I found many ideas about beneficial activities to do with love… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/the-cancer-stories-no-one-wants-to-hear/ During the 11 months when my husband, Ahmad, was dying of bladder cancer, few people wanted to hear how he was truly doing. They wanted to hear about hope, courage, and positivity, not about how Ahmad was unlikely to survive or his ruminations on how to live well while dying. I don’t blame the… Read More

More at… https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/answers/info-2017/what-is-hospice.html AARP Logo. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps people 50
and older improve the quality of their lives. About AARP · AARP Press Center …… Read More

More at… https://www.aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/qa-tool/info-2016/coping-with-caregiver-stress-burnout.html Oct 25, 2016 … Read This. AARP Logo. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps
people 50 and older improve the quality of their lives…. Read More

More at… https://www.aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/qa-tool/ctg/legal-financial-affairs/ AARP’s Caregiving Question and Answer Tool helps you understand legal and
financial documents and connect with resources and technology…. Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/in-a-womans-dying-days-a-quiet-visitor-helps-light-the-way-home/ She only wanted to be home. The woman, who was around 40, had terminal cancer, and she wanted to go back to Brazil, where she was born and raised. She would first need to pack her belongings; settle her affairs in New York; endure the flight. But her disease took a sudden and fierce turn, […]… Read More

More at… https://www.aarp.org/home-family/caregiving/qa-tool/ctg/home-care-senior-housing/ Home care or housing facilities? AARP’s Caregiving Question and Answer Tool
guides you to understand your available adult care housing options…. Read More