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Thursday March 08, 2012 - Issue #579

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From The Editor

No Kidding

I called my mother last week to apologize. I apologized for anything I ever did, might do, have been perceived to do or ever may do in the future to make her at all unhappy.  The reason for my sudden request for forgiveness has to do with a visit to a local emergency room I had the night before.

I was watching a late night comedy show and although the jokes were good, they weren’t quite good enough to bring on the side-splitting pain I was starting to experience.  After realizing it had nothing to do with the taco I recently devoured, I quickly took to the Internet...continued

Take Care

Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com

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Feature Article
Caregivers Challenge: Finding Daycare Options
By Cheryl Ellis, Staff Writer Caregivers who are just beginning their journey may feel day care services are for later stages of their loved one’s situation.  The sooner caregivers locate and enroll their family member in a...continued
Guest Column
Living With Your Home Health Care Aide
By Kim Champion You’ve made the decision to let an aide come into your home to assist. That was hard enough. Now you’re getting apprehensive about what to expect when the aide arrives for work...continued
Caretips
10 Steps to Kidney Health
Recent studies indicate that 26 million American adults suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and that the number is likely to rise unless Americans get serious about prevention...continued Share your tip, advice, resource or observation. http://www.caregiver.com/sharing_wisdom/index.htm
Sharing Wisdom
A caregiver asked: How do you tell your father that he is missing the toilet and urinating all over your wood floors. HELP!!! Any ideas to protect my floor? Roberta in CA responded: If your father is urinating on the floor, perhaps you could convince him to sit on the toilet to urinate. My husband sits now, because his balance and aim are bad. She added: This site makes me hopeful and tearful at the same time. What I don't get is the people who find caregiving rewarding. Are there rewarding moments? Absolutely. But overall, I deeply miss the loving, tender, appreciative man that my husband used to be. I haven't accepted his illness yet. I can share a short series of tips: fight for your loved one's healthcare, question doctors, search for options and, by all means, do not sit back and be quiet when something doesn't seem right. Post your comment on this topic here. The best ideas and solutions for taking care of  your  loved one often come from other caregivers.  Please post your ideas and insights and we will share them with your fellow caregivers. http://www.caregiver.com/sharing_wisdom/index.htm
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Inside This Issue:

From the Editor

No Kidding

Feature Article

Caregivers Challenge: Finding Daycare Options
Guest Column

Living With Your Home Health Care Aide

Caretips

10 Steps to Kidney Health
Sharing Wisdom

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Educate yourself & other caregivers on any medication given to a loved one. The internet is wonderful to help you...continued

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