Retirement Dollars for Men vs. Women, Assisted Living Decline, Loss of Privacy, and more

More at… http://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

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The Real Story: Writing our Lives as Caregivers

More at… https://paulettahansel.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/the-real-story-writing-our-lives-as-caregivers/ At the beginning, all you think about is loss. An incomplete geode on its way to full formation but somehow interrupted from reaching its brilliance. … Like a piece at the potter’s wheel, you are gradually changing, like a rock in the stream becomes less sharp and develops smooth corners. Perfec… Read More

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Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/listless-and-lonely-in-puerto-rico-some-older-storm-survivors-consider-suicide/ A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico’s eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September. Gregorio, a 62-year-old former carpenter who lives alone, looked… Read More

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