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  2. Denise

    Kind

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    | Weekly Comforts
    December 6, 2010
    Although you may try not to, some days you may think: What kind of life is this? It’s not the kind of life you envisioned for your caree, for yourself, for others in your life affected by caregiving. And, that kind of life can steal your kindness, replacing it with...
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  3. sharon

    Sharon’s Holiday Blog Update

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    | Sharon's Blog
    December 6, 2010
    This week there is a Holiday Progressive Blog Party taking place at caregiving.com. Also the theme of the Happiness Project on caregiving.com for this month is rejoice. At first glance it would seem ridiculous to associate party and rejoicing with caregiving. The last four and one half years have been...
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  4. G-J

    Welcome to the Party!

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    | G-J's Blog
    December 6, 2010
    Hi! How nice of you to stop by the Blog Party! I was going to bake, but realized I couldn’t exactly hand you the cookies, so I didn’t! Today was a good day. Our son was going to a Boy Scout merit badge class and I had to run an...
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  6. Bette

    Bette’s Blog Party Update

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    | Bette's Blog
    December 5, 2010
    My name is Bette Scott and my husband and I and three children have been caring for my mother in our home for 8 years. Our initial concerns were caused by a left hemisphere stroke she had in 2002. She was left with a right side weakness (her right side...
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  8. Meryl

    Feeling Overwhelmed

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    | Meryl's Blog
    December 4, 2010
    Since I found out I have health issues now, I find it harder to concentrate on my mother’s condition and find myself getting angry again. This whole week I haven’t felt well emotionally or physically but I have no choice to take care of Mom when I come home from...
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  9. Denise

    Holiday Progressive Blog Party Participants

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    | Blog Party
    December 4, 2010
    Thanks so much to the following blogs and websites that have joined our Second Annual Holiday Progressive Blog Party! Throughout the week of December 5, we’ll stop by the blogs of family caregivers, dropping off holiday well-wishes and good cheer. Our party also includes companies that provides services and/or products...
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  10. Denise

    Today’s Table Talk: Helping Hands through Technology and a Caregiver Relief Fund

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    | Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey
    December 4, 2010
    This afternoon on Table Talk, Ryan Whitmore, who blogs about technology for us, joined me. We spoke about his interest in technology for older adults as well as his work with Caregiver Relief Fund. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. During...
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  11. Denise

    Happy Saturday!

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    | How?
    December 4, 2010
    Our Saturday in Chicago brings a pretty snowfall. I hope your Saturday brings you moments of happiness. When it does, share in our comments section below. Updates: Table Talk airs today at Noon CT (1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT). Ryan, who blogs about technology for us, will join us....
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  12. Bette

    Are We Ever Strong Enough?

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    | Bette's Blog
    December 3, 2010
    My mother was always very particular about her appearance. Her hair was always a certain way, her clothes always looked a certain way, and her shoes and purse always matched! As the dementia continues to take hold, my mother’s “certain ways” continue to drift away a bit. Marah, our youngest, is very understanding of...
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  13. Denise

    An Update about Karen

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    | Denise's Blog
    December 2, 2010
    I received an email from Karen this afternoon—her brother died during the night last night. I hope she doesn’t mind that I’m posting this update. I thought you’d want to know so you can send her your sympathies and messages of support. Feel free to post them in the comments...
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  16. Karen

    Stress

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    | Karen's Blog
    December 1, 2010
    I was watching/listening to our local PBS station the other night while I was getting ready for bed, after having helped Mom with her bath and closed up the house. I listened to a well-known author telling us that there is no stress in the world. It’s all in how...
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  17. Meryl

    Update

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    | Meryl's Blog
    December 1, 2010
    I have been a nervous wreck the past few days wondering whether I would be out of commission and not be able to care for my mom. The doctor I went to Monday really did a number on me and freaked me out. Today I went for a 2nd opinion...
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  20. G-J

    Perspective

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    | G-J's Blog
    December 1, 2010
    I remember going to the roller skating rink sometimes when I was growing up. They always played The Hokey Pokey. Remember, you put your right foot in, you put your right foot out? And of course, “That’s what it’s all about!” We all wondered what “it” was. Was it all...
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