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    Tell Us: Do You Have Regrets?

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    March 25, 2011
    The New York Times (“What’s Your Biggest Regret?”) shared results of a recent survey on regrets. Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (my alma mater) conducted a survey of 370 adults and asked them them to describe one memorable regret. The article lists these results:...
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    Tell Us: What Don’t I Know About You?

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    March 3, 2011
    In March, our Caregiving Happiness Project action word is Learn. So, I’ve decided that this month I’m going to learn something about new and old friends alike. I started thinking about friends here—all the visitors who stop by Caregiving.com. I know something about you—that caregiving affects your life. Today, though,...
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    Tell Us: What’s Your Six-Word Caregiving Story?

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    February 21, 2011
    Last week, I heard about SMITH magazine, which sponsors six-word memoirs. The six-word memoirs cover most life events and emotions—about love, happiness, teens, pain and hope. Readers recently shared memories about love and loss. Some examples include: Love hurts. Choose vodka or valium. Hearts clubbed by diamonds in spades. Finally...
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    Love Story: A Contest

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    February 11, 2011
    Valentine’s Day is Monday. So, as a way to celebrate, we’d love to hear your love story. Your love story could be the one with your spouse or partner. Or, the one with your favorite pet. Or, with your favorite book. Or, your best friend. It just has to be...
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    What’s Your Family Dinner?

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    January 11, 2011
    I think we’ve all heard about the benefits of family dinners for our children. Dr. Mark Hyman reminded us of the positive impact when children and parents eat together regularly in an article that appeared yesterday on Huffington Post (“Eating at Home Can Save Your Life“). He writes: “Research shows...
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    Tell Us: How Do You Describe Your Caregiving Role?

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    July 8, 2010
    Yesterday, on Huffington Post, Eliezer Sobel wrote about how we use our time. He then related a story about recently reconnecting with a childhood acquaintance (he tormented her in the playground so you can’t really say they were friends). They exchanged updates; she visited his website which features his two...
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    Tell Us: Do You Try to Play God?

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    June 24, 2010
    Yesterday’s USA Today featured a Q&A interview with Gail Sheehy about her new book, “Passages in Caregiving,” and her experience caring for her husband. The interviewer asked Sheehy: “You write about caregivers who go solo and try to play God. Why does that backfire?” Sheehy answered, “As long as you...
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