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The Missing Puzzle Pieces
Find the missing puzzle piece to the family caregiving journey! Never in a million years did I ever think I’d be caring for my 102-year-old mother. Just didn’t think about it. Sitting here thinking about the last 17 years and realizing there are several missing puzzle pieces to caregiving. Did you know that November […]
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Are You Taking Care of Your Back
I had to take a required class on ‘taking care of your back’ as one of my in-service mandatory trainings. Did you know that there are two different types of back pain? Acute back pain more than likely is caused from an accident or injury. Usually not long lasting. Chronic back pain seems to last […]
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Loss of Hearing Comes In Different Types
Loss of Hearing Comes In Different Types Loss of hearing comes in different types. The loss can be mild. What is mild hearing loss? On average, the most quiet sounds that people can hear with their better ear are between 25 and 40 dB. People who suffer from mild hearing loss have some difficulties […]
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Memory Loss Problems Not Always In Elderly
Memory loss can be identified with … mild memory lapse such as forgetting where you put your keys or reading glasses, though worrisome, are normal, experts say… Dementia patients however, forget where they are or to go to the bathroom. Alzheimer’s Disease is irreversible. I go blank many times wondering if I’m losing my memory […]
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Medicaid Recovery Estate Secret They Don’t Want You To Find.
Medicaid Recovery Estate Secret they don’t want you to find. Do you know the medicaid recovery estate secret? Family Caregivers have had enough! Sacrifice your life, then find yourself on the curb? It’s admirable to give up our life and family to care for an elderly parent but we’re a “HUMAN” Too! YES, we have […]
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Mad At God.
Mad At God? While living with my elderly mom of 98 I sometimes become overwhelmed and just don’t know which way I should turn or even how to make one decision and I become so mad at God. Yes, I became really mad at God because I felt like He wasn’t there to help me. […]
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Caring For Elderly Parent At Home
Caring For Elderly Parent At Home Caring for elderly parent at home is exactly what Donna aka The Crazy Caregiver is here to show you that although there are new nursing homes and assisted facilities popping up in our local area still many people I know are caring for an elderly parent at home, if at […]
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Role Reversal
What does role reversal look like? Role Reversal is a noun and is defined as a circumstance where two people adopt opposite roles of their normal one or switch roles. As the primary caregiver for our mother, I thought myself and mom would be the center around which everything would revolve. When it didn’t, I suffered […]
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Lord, one more time
ONE MORE TIME LORD, just let me remember. It’s a little before noon and mom is napping as I write. First thing on her mind this morning was remembering that it was my dad’s birthday. She has been remembering memories that she shared with my dad for several days now leading up to today, his […]
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What Involves Caring For An Elderly?
What Involves Caring For An Elderly Parent. What is Care Giving? Caring for an elderly becomes necessary when they reach the stage in their lives where they are physically unable to care for their own bodies or other daily needs. This task is a physically and emotionally difficult one for the one assigned to do […]