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Coping with Caregiving Keeping Grandma Safe Uncategorized

“24-Hour Care”

Being told that your loved one needs “24-hour care” can be daunting, especially if it hasn’t come up before. 24-hour care? What the heck does that mean? Will my loved one (or I/we) have to move?
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Extreme Respite Room Makeover

A month or so ago, my grandma had a bowel blockage that had her feeling awful. We had to keep a pretty close eye on her,
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Caregiving Like a Boss Coping with Caregiving Keeping Grandma Safe Quality of Life Uncategorized

Barbara’s Sidekicks: the ladies making our everyday lives possible.

In the beginning, it was just me and Gma. After a couple years of going to work, going to Grandma's, coming home and
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Smart Home Smackdowns Roundup

Are you interested in using technology to make your home smart? If you're like me, when you're searching for new
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Feel your Stomach Turn as you watch this Disturbing 2 minutes and 47 Seconds

Do you recognize this girl? This girl just knocked at my gma's door trying to hustle her for change "to cut her
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When Grandma has more magazines than the law should allow

My grandma was away from home the entire summer of 2015.  During that time, she received hundreds of
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The Dementia Handbook: How to Provide Dementia Care at Home

This blog post/email contains affiliate and referral links which may reward me in the event of a subscription or
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THANKFUL THURSDAY: A Life-Saving Connection

On this Thankful Thursday, I’m going to tell you a story about how a one-on-one connection with another family caregiver
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You’ve just won $3.5 Million Dollars! (or Why I put Grandma’s phone on Do Not Disturb)

I thought when we locked up her debit and credit cards and checks and financial information, we would be safe from
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Coping with Caregiving Keeping Grandma Safe

Wordless Wednesday: Now she literally has no excuse, right?

If you want to cop one of these handy Yunga Tart Walker Trays for your grandma, you can get it on
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