Funny Fridays 7/31/09 — Because It’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!
These have got to be two of the funniest videos I’ve seen in 2009. This one has had over 13 million views as of today! If you have trouble viewing the video above, click here. I have to admit when I watched this processional I had to wonder what any senior citizens (aka Golden Oldies) [...]
Letters from Readers: Daughter Worried About Exhausted Caregiving Mom
Today I am introducing a new feature on Tender Loving Eldercare — a readers’ mailbag. Family caregivers ask me for suggestions and insights into their caregiving challenges. If a question arises for you on your caregiving journey, please feel free to use the contact form above to send me an email. From time to time [...]
Inspiring Quotes for Caregivers — July 22, 2009
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: one is roots, the other is wings. ~ Hodding Carter I’ve always loved this quote! With just a few tweaks, it applies to family caregivers: There are two lasting gifts we can give our aging parents: one is safety and security, the other is as [...]
Reactions to an Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
This Associated Press (AP) headline on the computer caused me to raise my eyebrows in surprise: “News of High Alzheimer’s Risk Doesn’t Devastate” Could this really be true? The article summed up the results of a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in The New England Journal of Medicine on July [...]
Feel Good Fridays — 7/10/09
No matter what caregiving challenges you face today, take a few minutes to put your feet up and watch this joyful YouTube video. The romantic in me gives it an A++! If you have trouble viewing this video, please click here. Hat Tips to Ed Dale for Twittering about this and Armand Morin for posting [...]
Do Your Aging Parents Think Like a Black Belt?
Over the holiday weekend I read the e-book Think Like A Black Belt: Take Charge of Your Personal Safety by Lori Hoeck. The author presents 15 powerful safety tips for preventing assault and dealing with an attack. It is an excellent how-to book about raising our awareness, relying on intuition, reducing vulnerability and learning emergency [...]
To Mom With Love on Your 100th Birthday
My Mom, Aida Ennis Brodsky, lived 99 years, 9 months and 27 days. She would have turned 100 years old on Saturday, July 4th. In loving memory of this wonderful woman, I’ve decided to publish the eulogies my husband and I read at her funeral service in May. Thank you for allowing me to share [...]
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