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A Caregiver's Journal

http://acaregiversjournal.com

A Caregiver's Journal provides information, insight and shared experiences for new caregivers and encouragement for long time caregivers.

• Added on: Sep 18th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Valerie Johnson
• Listed in: Health Family
• Tags: aging elder care dementia caregiving caregivers family caregivers

Recent Posts

• A Custody Issue – Can You Help This Young Woman

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 20:38 in caregiver, elder care, caregiving, power of attorney, your story, elder care custody

  This young lady shared her situation through “Share Your Caregiver Story.”  If you have any suggestions that could help her, please leave them in the comments section.  I think she will appreciate any help she can get. well… where...

• A Little Caregiver Humor

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 16:46 in caregiving, Just For Fun, caregiver humor, elder care humor

  Nancy Dunn Thompson of www.mmlearn.org shared these Caregiver sayings with her FaceBook friends.  Many thanks to her for allowing me to share them with you. 1. Your new hobby is canceling credit cards, writing letters to collection agencies and canc...

• Will Gladys Get the Boot?

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 06:30 in elder care, dementia, caregiving, humorous look at dementia, manipulative old people

  Recently my husband, Fred, went to pick Gladys up from Adult Day Care and he got an ear full.  It seems that Mrs. Rooney (Gladys) has been acting out, having temper outbursts and being a prima donna. While all of this is apparently news to the cente...

• President Obama Proclaims November as National Family Caregivers Month

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 18:26 in caregiving, family caregivers, national family caregivers month, president obama declares national caregivers month

  Last month President formally declared November as National Family Caregivers Month.  An excerpt from the proclamation says: The true strength of the American family finds its roots in an unwavering commitment to care for one another. In difficult t...

• A Caregivers Vacation Reflections

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 18:16 in elder care, caregiving, facebook, twitter, caregivers, caregivers flood plan, pack a go bag, stress can cause hot flashes

  Atlanta Floods The Atlanta floods began four days before I went on vacation.  While at home, I was preoccupied with the damage and devastation resulting from the floods.  One of the hardest hit areas damaged by the floods was in Austell, Georgia; a...

• NFCA Teleclass: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 07:30 in elder care, caregiving, caregivers, nfca, medication safety, medication mishaps, medicine problems

  The following information is from the National Family Caregivers Association.  They asked members to forward it.  If you are a caregiver for an elderly family member, please register for this free class. Bad reactions to medications result in 100,0...

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