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Fearless Caregiver Newsletter  Tuesday April 17, 2012 - Issue #82
Welcome to the latest edition of the caregiver.com bi-weekly newsletter brought to you by Shire Brave Awards. 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 to subscribe. From The Editor A Partner in Care An Interview with Lee Woodruff Lee Woodruff is a freelance writer and public relations executive. She and her husband, Bob Woodruff, are the authors of In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing, The New York Times best-selling book about their family’s difficult journey during Bob’s critical injury in Iraq while anchoring a broadcast for ABC News. Lee and Bob have also established the Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury to raise money to assist members of the military with cognitive rehabilitation and other care needs. Editor-in-Chief Gary Barg’s interview with Lee sheds a light on this dedicated care advocate. Gary Barg: It has been a few years since Bob was injured in Iraq. How is he doing? ...continued Take Care Gary Barg Editor-in-Chief gary@caregiver.com Feature Article Driving: When Aging Illness Makes it Difficult By Sandra Ray, Staff Writer Many individuals  believe getting that first driver’s license a right of passage – a testament that adulthood and freedom have...continued Guest Column Prisoner Cell Block Home By Rita Pal Freedom is taken for granted by each and every one of us. A trip to the supermarket, a visit...continued Caretips Ten Ways to Maintain a Positive Attitude By Helen Hunter, ACSW, LSW, GCM 1.  Learn healthy ways to manage your stress...continued Carenotes I live in California and I am a cancer (leukemia) survivor with limited mobility.  I need help with my personal needs, transportation and other things which my mom provides for me each and every day. Can she get some sort of financial aid/assistance for caring for me and if so, from where? David 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 Lee Woodruff Feature Article Driving: When Aging Illness Makes it Difficult Guest Column Prisoner Cell Block Home Caretips Ten Ways to Maintain a Positive Attitude 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 Mar/Apr 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