Archive for May 2018

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/caring-for-a-loved-one-when-you-need-care-yourself/ After my husband’s aorta dissected in 2013 I built a wheelchair-accessible townhome for us. Living there hinged upon my health. If my health started to fail we would have to move, a worrisome thought. My husband and I hoped to stay in our townhome for years. Then I started to have some odd symptom… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiversvoice.com/tcv-inspiration/caregiving-can-transform-you/ Guest article by Florrie Munat A 2015 report by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving found that 43.5 million Americans provided unpaid care for a relative or friend during the prior 12-month period. That’s more than 13% of the population — a lot of caregivers. And our numbers are growin… Read More

More at… http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2017/04/16/the-face-of-lewy-body-to-travel-or-not-to-travel/ In my ongoing series of the “Face of Lewy Body”, this post explores the challenge of traveling with someone with Lewy Body. We’ve had quite the month. I placed my husband Bill (mid-stage lewy body) in respite care for a week while I attended a conference. After returning home, exactly … Read More

More at… https://thecaregiversvoice.com/tips-caregivers/retirement-dollars-for-men-vs-women-assisted-living-decline-loss-of-privacy-and-more/ The Caregiver’s Voice features five curated-article excerpts this month, including tips for caregivers, declining assisted living numbers, women’s finances in retirement, and loss of privacy balanced against convenient access to information. Click on titles for more information. Women Ha… Read More

More at… https://rx4caregivers.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/daily-hoot-farmers-insurance-ads/ Be sure to read the side bars! https://www.farmers.com/hall-of-claims/?SourceID=ZENI03180181&dclid=CNyilPTfqNsCFZVJDAod7I4AgA#close-claws Advertisements… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiversvoice.com/voices-with-dementia/you-look-familiar-ira-and-sandys-dance-with-dementia/ Married almost 40 years after a poorly worded pick-up line, Ira and Sandy Asherman now live with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. That was Sandy’s evaluation during a workshop lead by Ira in Glens Falls, New York, more than 40 years ago. She replied, “You can do better…&#822… Read More

More at… http://www.caregivingmadeeasy.com/right-doctor-aging-parent/ The Importance Of The Doctor/Patient Relationship For Your Aging Parent   One of the little known challenges with aging is that your doctor is also aging. At a certain point, your doctor that you know and trust will retire. Many of my clients encountered that issue and it was extremely hard for… Read More

More at… http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2017/04/19/its-time-to-have-a-conversation-about-your-health-care-decisions/ (Many thanks to our guest blogger Laura E. Bender, a Ph.D. student in health services research at the University of Washington School of Medicine.) Conversations about the end of your life can be scary, sad or awkward. But these conversations also can be comfortable. A few years ago, on a flight fr… Read More