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    It’s Liliana Day!

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    | CareGifters, Denise's Blog
    June 7, 2011
    (Update: We did it! Thanks so much to all who donated. We so appreciate your generosity! I’ll make arrangements to bring a check with Liliana and share a photo with you.) Today, it’s Liliana Day! Liliana cares for her mother, who suffered a brain aneurysm in 2009. She’s also our...
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    It’s Jane Day!

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    | CareGifters, Denise's Blog
    May 5, 2011
    Update!! We did it. We’re sending $500 to Jane today (at 11:10 a.m. CT to be exact). Thanks to all who helped!! Today, it’s Jane Day. Jane is our second recipient of CareGifters, an initiative that funds caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. Through CareGifters, we work to...
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    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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    Buy a Band; Help a Caregiver

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    | CareGifters, Denise's Blog
    April 22, 2011
    The bands are here! We’re selling Caregiving.com wrist bands which feature the message, “I Can!” The orange bands sell for $5; a portion of the $5 will be donated to CareGifters.org, our initiative which gives $500 to a family caregiver. CareGifters supports caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time....
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    CareGifters: Giving to Jane

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    | CareGifters, Denise's Blog
    April 19, 2011
    We’ve selected our second CareGifters recipient: Jane. She cares for her 16-year-old daughter, Nicole, who was diagnosed in January 2010 with a congenital heart defect, pulmonary hypertension, and Eisenmenger syndrome. She was also diagnosed in February of this year with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Our goal is to raise $500 to help...
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    It’s Kristin Day!

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    | CareGifters, Denise's Blog
    April 5, 2011
    Update! We reached our goal this morning at 10:30 CT. Thanks to all who donated! We sent Kristin $500 today!! Today, it’s Kristin Day. Kristin is our first recipient of CareGifters, an initiative that funds caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. Through CareGifters, we work to give $500...
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    Meet our Caregiver of the Year Winners

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    January 24, 2010
    An Annual Event Honoring our Nation’s Family Caregivers Sponsored by Caregiving.com Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow. ~ Alice Mackenzie Swaim Our annual Caregiver of the Year contest honors the enormous impact of family...
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    Features

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    January 1, 2010
    Read our feature stories, including profiles of our Caregiver of the Year winners. Caregiver of the Year award winners: Read the stories of our winners of our annual contest. Consider: These article offers insights that (we hope) make you say, “Hmm…”
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    A Short Film with a Big Message

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    August 12, 2009
    The Alzheimer’s Daily News included a link to the video, below, in today’s briefings. It’s a short, foreign film (with sub-titles) that reminds us to love, especially during those moments when we don’t think we can. Please sure to let us know what you think of the video; include your...
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    What Will Be Your Caregiving Footprint?

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    August 10, 2009
    Image by Lyot via Flickr I’ve been doing my best to reduce my carbon footprint. The footprint I want to leave in world is not one that slogs through a landfill. Which makes me wonder: What footprint would you like to leave behind after your caregiving role ends? Your footprint...
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