mental health and depression

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Dating and Caregiving: An Impossible Mix?

Photo credit Alex Pavloff Back when you were in high school, you likely found that bringing your new love home to meet your parents was a

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Photo credit Pexels Elevate I once visited a caregiver friend and her mother, who had moderate Alzheimer’s disease. At one point during the visit,

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Photo credit Abigail Keenan A billboard in my city carries a simple message: "Most families say, 'Why did we wait so long to call hospice?'

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Dear Carol: My wonderful dad has Alzheimer’s. I struggle daily with my grief over all that’s been lost but I’m also grateful for what he can

5 min read 2022-06-25 13:01:00

Photo credit Georg Arthur Pflueger In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other forms of dementia, seniors frequently choose to remain

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Photo credit Nathan Anderson In my experience, I’ve found that it isn’t always seniors who avoid talking about death. Some do, of course, but

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While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we get older and more set in our

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My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as a family caregiver, I’m

5 min read 2022-06-14 13:01:00

Photo credit Seth Hays During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant

5 min read 2022-06-14 13:01:00

Photo credit Seth Hays During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant

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Photo credit Simon Godfrey According to the Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 research report published by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP,

4 min read 2022-06-09 13:05:00

Photo credit John-Mark Smith Like most adults, I’ve second-guessed many of my own decisions. While most were made with my own future in mind, that

4 min read 2022-06-09 13:05:00

Photo credit John-Mark Smith Like most adults, I’ve second-guessed many of my own decisions. While most were made with my own future in mind, that

5 min read 2022-06-06 13:01:00

Photo credit Liza Summer Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. The sheer amount of responsibility is enough to make the most

4 min read 2022-06-05 13:01:00

Photo credit Binyamin Mellish Dear Carol: After suffering a stroke, my dad was diagnosed with early-stage vascular dementia. So far, other than