My attention was drawn to Dr. Katherine Albrecht’s
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There’s always the concern of an elderly or person limited in mobility falling over a pet. This is the reason for which training is essential. No bones about it.
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Help from Cheryl Smith - Who doesn’t feel overwhelmed sometimes by the bustle of the holiday season? Add to that the responsibility of caring for a frail elderly loved one, and burnout is simply a concept waiting to become reality. But wait. If you’re one of the 22 million households providing care for a family member or friend, there is hope. Stress doesn’t have to take the starring role in your family festivities this year.
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Reflecting on the Christmas holidays these past few years - the lonely cries of my heart as a single woman somewhat isolated and hurting as caregiver for elderly parents in final degenerative stages - my heart and thoughts go out to all caregivers at this joyous time of year that to us, paradoxically, can be so depressing.
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Stories of my friend’s adorable grandmother with Dementia really had me bursting into refreshing laughter. “The Fashion Plate.” No, there was no problem getting her to change her clothes . . . but she refused to wear her OWN clothes! (They were too nice, you know.) So she would take one piece of clothing from each of the other family members - the father of the house, mother, son, daughters . . .
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Despite all the sadness of seeing your loved one’s memory decline as Alzheimer’s or other Dementia progresses, let’s enjoy the humorous moments, too. Like these. It’s not in the form of making fun of your loved one. It’s just that sometimes when that stubborn determination not to be told what to do takes over in her confused mind, the result can be just too funny not to chuckle.
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Dogs can save lives - But CANCER sniffing dogs? Hey, why not? We all know heroic stories of tracking dogs, K9 police dogs, and bomb sniffing dogs. I’ve heard that a Bloodhound’s nose is 100 times more sensitive than that of a human, and a German Shepherd’s 40 to 50 times. So if dogs’ natural talents can be further developed through training to detect a huge number of different scents, why not cancers?
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Caregiver stress and caregiver burnout are very real problems, and not without cause. Perhaps this true account of caregivers for aging parents will help you know that you are not alone.
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I’m a Family Caregiver. And after a loving and fun Thanksgiving day with family, I returned home this evening to reflect on thanksgiving for - and thanksgiving by - the Family Caregiver. She or he is the one taking care of anything and everything, at any hour, yet frequently taken for granted or fussed at. So here are some thankful thoughts I want to share with you.
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When I was in high school and learned that my cousin had Diabetes, I didn’t know much about it - except that he had to take insulin shots. That seemed awful enough. I could not have anticipated how Diabetes could take a vibrant, tennis-playing, middle-aged, corporate executive to the point that even amputation of his legs could not save his life - as with a friend’s husband. Yes, it’s widespread in America, especially among those advancing in age, the obese, and many of our home health care patients, but even children have challenging forms of Diabetes.
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