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I don’t know about you, but finding a planner that I enjoy using has become an increasing challenge. Each year I find I”m saying to myself “how hard can it be??” I just want one that is simple, straightforward, easy to use and with typeface that is big enough and dark enough to read....
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If so, read on. Note: This post is something of an intermission…a break from the mind numbing, over-thinking I usually do here…I know you’re all heaving a sigh of relief! While I’ve discussed my coffee addiction in the past it mostly has been about how I’m always spilling it! This is about how I...
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Sundowning is a pattern of behavior that occurs in the evening after the sun goes down in elderly people with dementia or Alzheimer’s.  You may notice that your charge, who may be somewhat lucid during daylight hours, loses ground in the evenings. My mother exhibited this behavior in varying degrees for about six months before...
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The family dynamics that come into play when caring for an elderly parent (or two) are sometimes more difficult to deal with than the actual caregiving itself. Old hurts and complex sibling rivalries can quickly bubble to the surface when important decisions need to be made. Throw in the impending loss of a parent and...
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“Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight dinner, music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.” Henny Youngman After learning about my occupation, a very cool lady in her mid-70s did not bat an eyelash. Instead...
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As I sat on the edge of the bed grappling for my glasses, blood pouring from my nose, I realized the blow to my face signaled the end of my 34 year marriage. I had been unhappy for years, in fact ever since I realized I couldn’t change my husband’s addiction to gambling and...
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