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Fearless Caregiver Newsletter  Tuesday March 13, 2012 - Issue #77
Welcome to the latest edition of the caregiver.com bi-weekly newsletter brought to you by Proleukin. Please recommend caregiver newsletter to any other family or professional caregiver. It's a great way to show how much you care. If you are receiving this issue of caregiver newsletter as a forward, and would like to get your own  subscription, click here. If you cannot view this email correctly please click here From The Editor An Interview with Susan Morse From the time she was conceived, Susan Morse was her mother’s “special” child. Now she finds herself as part of the sandwich generation, responsible for a woman whose 85 years have been single-mindedly devoted to identifying “The Answer to Everything.” This week’s Answer looks like it may be the real thing. Susan’s mother is becoming a nun. The Habit, Susan Morse’s fresh and funny new memoir, offers readers a look at a mother-daughter relationship that is both universal and unique. With three soon-to-be-college-bound kids, a busy television/movie/Broadway actor husband, David Morse (St. Elsewhere, House, The Hurt Locker), and menopause kicking in, Morse, at age 48, already has her hands full. Her father has passed and her siblings live far away, so her mother’s cancer diagnosis and need for extensive surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy mean Morse must become her caregiver and patient advocate. The job, akin to herding a cat in a darkened maze, is given the serious name it deserves: “Operation Ma.” Susan Morse was educated at Williams College and has worked as an actress in L.A. and New York. She now lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their three children. She has edited fiction, although this book is nonfiction. “Mostly,” she promises. Gary Barg: I have to tell you, Susan, I love that you open the book with the phrase, “Nobody dies at the end of this book.”  I just thought, with all the caregiving books I have read, and wonderful books, too, that’s just so refreshing. Thank you for that.  Susan Morse: When I started writing the book, we were in the...continued Take Care Gary Barg Editor-in-Chief gary@caregiver.com Feature Article What to about Mom or Dad? Find the Expertise You Need in a Professional Geriatric Care Manager By Cheryl Smith, MA You are managing your time pretty well—things are tight and...continued Guest Column In Sickness and in Health A commitment made in harmony with unimaginable importance By Marvin Wiebener The word caregiver has many meanings, with definitions...continued Caretips Top Ten Things a Caregiver Needs from a Health Care Provider By Gary Barg 1. Attention: The caregiver's loved one may be the 27th similar...continued Carenotes When you've been a caregiver for a dozen years and your own health is now precarious, how do you continue to care for your loved one?  I started this strong and healthy and, 12 years later, I am frailer than my 92-year-old mother. Diane Answer This Week's CareNote Caregiver.com Support Group Directory. Click here for information about any caregiver support groups in your area. Caregivers need your help. Please add information about your local support groups to our Support Group Directory. Include the name of the group, where and when it meets, city and state and support group leader contact information. Have an idea for an article? We are always looking for contributing writers. For more information contact editor@caregiver.com Recommend Us Tell your friends about Caregiver.com!  If you have a friend who you think would benefit from our newsletter, complete and submit the form: recommend/index.htm Subscription Information If you received caregiver newsletter and are not yet a subscriber, and would like to begin receiving a complimentary copy of your own, please click here. Unsubscribe To unsubscribe from caregiver newsletter, simply  click on the 'manage your subscription' link at the bottom of this newsletter. Privacy Policy Privacy Statement http://www.caregiver.com/privacy/index.htm Copyright© 1995-2012 Caregiver.com Inc., All rights reserved by Caregiver.com and its subsidiaries.	www.caregiver.com Inside This Issue: From the Editor An Interview with Susan Morse Feature Article What to about Mom or Dad? Find the Expertise You Need in a Professional Geriatric Care Manager Guest Column In Sickness and in Health Caretips Top Ten Things a Caregiver Needs from a Health Care Provider Carenotes Visit the Caregiver.com Online Store for our specials. Let's Talk - MAR/APRL 2012 Let's talk about medical alert systems Do they really help? Are they worth it? What experiences can you share? Share your story Digital version of print magazine Jan/Feb 2012 POST YOUR  CAREGIVING TIPS HERE Educate yourself & other caregivers on any medication given to a loved one. The internet is wonderful to help you...continued Fearless Caregiver Channel