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  4. Denise

    Blog Party Update: A New Site and a Winner

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    | Blog Party, Denise's Blog, Holiday Survival Guide
    December 5, 2011
    Our Holiday Progressive Blog Party started yesterday. We continue today with a new site to visit and a winner to congratulate. Be sure to visit: CaregivingLibrary.com: CaregivingLibrary.com, started and managed by CareConscious.com, gets more valuable caregiving best practices, resources, tips, interviews, and insights into the hands of Family Caregivers of...
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    Your Tips: Your House of Worship and Your Caree

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    | Holiday Survival Guide, Your Caregiving Journey, Your Tips
    November 29, 2011
    This morning, Claire Day, Vice President of Constituent Services for the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, joined me for our monthly discussion about dementia care. We spoke about how to keep your caree’s spirituality alive—in your house worship and at home. You can listen to our show via the player...
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    Holiday Survival Guide

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    | Events, Holiday Survival Guide
    November 15, 2011
    You sit expectantly by the window in your living room, watching for the blue van that brings your daughter and her family for their visit. Although the holidays are hectic, this is the part of the season you relish: The opportunity to see those family members and friends who rarely...
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    Bah Humbug? A True Tale of Christmas

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    | Holiday Survival Guide
    November 1, 2011
    Image via Wikipedia For some reason, we believe the best time of the year should be the holiday season: When we enjoy friends and families, receive wonderful presents, eat amazing food without gaining any weight. Sounds like a Christmas tale, doesn’t it? It seems expectations imposed on us—from advertising on...
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    Holiday Stress Busters

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    | Holiday Survival Guide
    November 1, 2011
    You’re already walking your “holiday” walk—slumped forward, as if the weight of planning and preparing for the holidays rests squarely on your shoulders. The approaching holiday season is stressful anyway, but with your concerns and worries and caregiving responsibilities, the stress can be overwhelming. When planning for this year’s holiday...
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    Your Wish List: What Do You Want?

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    | Holiday Survival Guide
    November 1, 2011
    It’s coming: The holiday season. Unfortunately, stress and frustration seem to come as well. As you think about the upcoming holiday season, consider: What do you want? Perhaps you’d like a year off and would like another family member to host a holiday. Or, perhaps you’d like to host a...
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    A Holiday Check-In

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    | Denise's Blog, Holiday Survival Guide
    December 23, 2010
    How is everyone doing? I thought it would be helpful to have a holiday check-in. Our check-in gives you a chance to share, vent, complain. You also can tell us about any good news you may have—because we love to hear that, too. So, when you can, update us about...
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    Count

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    | Holiday Survival Guide, Weekly Comforts
    December 22, 2010
    Image by Alice Harold via Flickr This is the season of counting: We count how many gifts we give so equal distribution is assured. We count how much money we have to spend on gifts. We count the days until the Big Day. Sometimes, during the hustle and bustle of...
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