Denise on September 2nd, 2010

This morning, on Your Caregiving Journey, Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, joined us to share some tips on managing money during tight times. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. During our discussion, we shared ways you can work your money, rather than work your worry about [...]

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Denise on August 31st, 2010

The New York Times New Old Blog featured an interview yesterday with Lars Tornstam, a Swedish sociologist. Dr. Tornstam provides a glimpse into life at eighty, reports Paula Span: An increased need for solitude, and for the company of only a few intimates, is one of the traits Dr. Tornstam attributes to this continuing maturation. [...]

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Denise on August 28th, 2010

It’s Saturday! And, it’s the last Saturday in August. So, how will you make today special with a special moment of happiness? Please share in our comments section, below. And, you can listen to Table Talk, which aired this morning, via the player at the bottom of the post. Today, I answered three questions for [...]

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Denise on August 27th, 2010

Yesterday, on Your Caregiving Journey, Nancy Hanley of My Health Care Manager, took your questions. (You can listen to our show via the player below). The questions she answered included: 1. I’ve been through so many home health aides! I need to find good help for my mom so I can go to work. I’ve [...]

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If you could ask an Alzheimer’s researcher anything, what would you ask? Well, now you get the chance! We’ve been offered the opportunity to send seven questions to an Alzheimer’s researcher, who will then send back his answers for us to share on Caregiving.com. The researcher is Dr. Michael Rafii, MD, PhD, co-director of the [...]

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Denise on August 26th, 2010

This morning, on Your Caregiving Journey, Elizabeth Lombardo, author of A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness” joined us to answer the question: How much of our happiness can we control? (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.) Elizabeth shared research which shows that we about [...]

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Denise on August 21st, 2010

I had another happy start to my Saturday; Geri, our ambassador for our online support group for spousal caregivers, joined me this morning on Table Talk. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. (As an ambassador, Geri welcomes new members to our group and helps keep the [...]

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Denise on August 19th, 2010

Image via Wikipedia In honor of National Family Caregivers Month (November), we’re getting together in Chicago! We’ll meet for two days of learning, sharing and comforting on Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, at Sunrise Assisted Living, 2710 N. Clark St., Chicago. Sunrise is donating its meeting space and will provide a continental breakfast [...]

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Denise on August 18th, 2010

Last week, I wrote an essay, When Researching for Tomorrow, Pay for Today’s Help, in which I proposed that 30% of any dollars used to fund disease research be spent on services to help family caregivers today. In response to my essay, I received this message through Twitter: “Excellent article abt funding research to find [...]

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Denise on August 16th, 2010

Well, I’m not sure we definitely answered that question on Your Caregiving Journey this morning. But, I think we have a much better understanding of emotional pain and how to manage its presence in our lives. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. We began our discussion [...]

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