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From The Editor |
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 At Seventeen
Tomorrow marks
the seventeenth anniversary of
Today’s Caregiver magazine and
caregiver.com. It was on a rainy
Fourth of July in 1995 that I
arrived at the printer’s loading
dock with a friend and a rental
truck to start delivering the first
issue of the print publication. I
have to say that we are really
honored and humbled by your
responses to our anniversary… but
really – fireworks and bands on the
National Mall tomorrow…? That is
appreciated, but way overboard.
But seriously,
folks, for our anniversary, I want
to talk about the most important
experts from whom I’ve learned
throughout these years – you. We are
honored by the wisdom shared by the
over 50,000 family caregivers who
have attended a Fearless Caregiver
Conference, as well as the
celebrities who have shared their
personal stories of family
caregiving with our attendees...read more
Take Care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Feature Article
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Unresolved Issues in Family Caregiving
By Kristine Dwyer, LSW and Douglas Heck, PhD
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The phone call came on a misty
Sunday morning. Mary’s mother had fallen at home and
was hospitalized with severe injuries. Mary and her
sister were contacted by their elderly father and a
social worker and encouraged to return home to help
their aged parents make medical decisions,
straighten out financial and legal matters, and find
home care services...read more
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Guest Column
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Travel Guidelines for People with Memory Disorders
By Geri Richards Hall, PhD, ARNP, CNS, FAAN
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Many people enjoy travel as a
form of recreation, relaxation, and an opportunity to
learn. While travel may be a positive experience for
most people, it poses special problems for people with
dementing illnesses, for example, Alzheimer's disease,
multi-infarct dementia, Parkinson's disease, Pick's
disease, or injury that results in disabling
intellectual impairment...read more
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Caretips
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Huntington's Disease: Tips for Coping
By Heather Pratt
Some of the suggestions I
have for living with HD are:
- Keep life simple -
Rest, Exercise, Nutrition, A daily laugh Carry
earplugs with you when you are out (Some people
with HD are sensitive to noise)...read more
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Carenotes
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What concerns me most is when my
Alzheimer parent gets "homesick" every single day and then
spends most of the rest of the evening crying. She wants to
go home, but she can't tell me where that is. She lives with
us and has for 11 years. I can't stand the constant crying,
and I can't find what this means in Alzheimer's language and
so I don't know how to stop it or redirect it. Once she gets
there, there's no way to stop her.
Pati
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