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  1. Meryl

    The Calm Before the Storm

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    | Meryl's Blog
    May 4, 2011
    I haven’t posted recently since I have been trying to get my life back in order after working crazy hours 6 days a week.  It’s been crazy running back and forth between work and Mom and these past few weeks I just needed a break from everything and  everyone. I...
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  2. Debbie

    Social Security Disability – Troubled System

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    | Debbie's Blog
    May 4, 2011
    When we applied for my husbands disability in late 2007, no one ever contacted us. (Online portion wasn’t submitted, like it was supposed to be, their fault). So I filled everything out again in mid 2009; we weren’t contacted till January 2010. He goes for the SS Doctor evaluation in...
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  3. Denise

    Poll: The Toughest Talk

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    | Denise's Blog, Polls
    May 4, 2011
    This week’s poll, sponsored by Caregiving.com and eCareDiary.com asks: What was the most difficult conversation with your caree? Please vote below and share in our comments section. What Was the Most Difficult Conversation With Your Caree?Market Research Related Articles Poll: Does Your Employer Provide Flexibility? (caregiving.com) Poll: What’s Hard to...
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  5. Kathy

    It’s Not All Bad

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    | Kathy's Blog
    May 3, 2011
    Oh, there’s sunshine, Blessed sunshine, While the peaceful, happy moments roll; When Jesus shows His smiling face, There is sunshine in my soul. YAY for warm air and sunshine. Please remind me come mid July and Aug that I said this! Hubby had another good day. Not as good as...
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  6. Debbie

    Caring for a Young Husband: The Rundown

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    | Debbie's Blog
    May 3, 2011
    Hello My Fellow Caregivers, I’m Debbie, I’m 28-years-old and my husband, Chuck, is 34. We married in December 2001 and he became ill in 2005. He was born with Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida in March 1977, which are brain and spine birth defects. Hydro is fluid around the brain; in...
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  7. Bette

    Tears or Fear

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    | Bette's Blog
    May 3, 2011
    My mother is not here this morning. There’s a woman here who is hollering “Mama, Mama” and wandering with no clothes on, in her living room. I’m not sure anymore whether to be scared or to cry…but I knew right where to go. I’m so grateful for this group, for each of...
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  8. Kathy

    Surreal

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    | Kathy's Blog
    May 3, 2011
    First we had the turmoil of potentially severe weather that included tornadoes. We ourselves were fortunate enough to have escaped the full brunt of the storms. Now we deal with flooding from what seems the never ending rains. It doesn’t seem right that Arkansas should feel this cold in May,...
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  9. Liliana

    Rare Moments

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    | Blogs, Liliana's blog
    May 2, 2011
    The rare happy moments that no one else will understand are the best for me! I think that as a caregiver we move through life in such a rush because we are always running around doing things for others that we don’t have time to enjoy the happy moments. Well...
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  10. G-J

    My Family is Like Our Apple Tree

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    | G-J's Blog
    May 2, 2011
    My family is like our apple tree. Yeah, I know that sounds weird, but I’ll explain.  With my husband having a memory disorder, MCI or lewy-body MCI, depending on who you talk to, our life is not like the life of anyone we have known prior to Steve’s diagnosis in...
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  12. Denise

    Site of the Week: Genworth Financial

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    | Denise's Blog, Site of the Week
    May 2, 2011
    (Editor’s Note: Today, we debut a new sponsored section of Caregiving.com called Site of the Week. We thank Genworth Financial for its generous support of Caregiving.com.) It’s one of our “should’s”: We should talk to our aging relatives about their wishes relating to their future care. We should, but, wow,...
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  16. Bette

    More Turns

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    | Bette's Blog
    May 1, 2011
    Over the last few days my mother has taken more turns. I’m exhausted and emotional, and there seems to be tears behind my eyes at all times. She can no longer communicate with me, and her confusion level has become heightened. She gets into things that she shouldn’t be (consistently) and that also...
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  17. Sandhya

    The Parent/Adult Child Relationship

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    | Sandhya
    May 1, 2011
    (Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome a new member, Sandhya, who cares for her mom. Her first post follows.) I know parents can be the most difficult to care for because of the sometimes complicated relationship between a parent and an adult child. Therefore I will not dwell on negatives. Those...
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