Archive for May 2018

More at… http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2017/06/13/how-to-stay-sane-and-healthy-as-a-caregiver-spouse/ As caregiver spouse for my husband (with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body dementia),  I want to share a few of my key “lessons learned.”  I wrote this “still relevant” list in another blogpost 2 years ago.  Amazing how timeless these lessons are. As a caregiver, recognize t… Read More

More at… http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2017/11/05/caregivers-need-care-too/ (Many thanks to our guest blogger, Lydia Chan, for sharing her wonderful insight for caregivers.  Self-care is not optional.  It can be life saving!)  November isn’t only a time for thanks, it’s also National Family Caregivers and National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. And as those who care… Read More

More at… http://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://thecaregiverspace.org/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-medicare-cards-but-beware-of-scams/ In April, the government began sending out new Medicare cards, launching a massive, yearlong effort to alter how 59 million people enrolled in the federal health insurance program are identified. Historically, Medicare ID cards have been stamped with the Social Security numbers of members — curre… Read More

More at… https://paulettahansel.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/for-as-long-as-we-can-writing-our-lives-as-caregivers/ On July 16, 2016, I was honored to lead my first Cincinnati Poet Laureate Creative Writing Experience with fellow family caregivers of persons with dementia. Writing our Lives as Caregivers was offered in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati and co-led by Annette Januz… Read More