Dear family and friends,
Things have been going well. This month was our first full month with a full team of Sidekicks. Barbara really likes all of them and they are wonderful ladies. We are so
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Managing Healthcare
How to Survive the Hospital
If you follow Taking Care of Grandma on social media, you may know that my grandma and I just survived her most recent
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Two Words Every Caregiver Should Know About
Palliative Care.
I first found out about palliative care back when Calvin was getting ready to go home from
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TCG BLOGIVERSARY: FORTUNATE FRIDAY
In today’s Fortunate Friday post, I want to shine the spotlight on a local business that has had a great impact on my
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The Alzheimer’s Odyssey: Getting the Diagnosis
My grandma has Alzheimer’s.
It took a year of appointments and interactions with a multitude of medical professionals
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Navigating the Journey Together: #OstomyDay2017
There are millions of Americans out there with ostomies and my grandma is one of them. Today we are showing off our
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Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth: United Healthcare AARP House Calls
The @aarp @unitedhealthcare House Calls nurse came by last month and said she could see Grandma was being well taken
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#ManicMonday: Managing Grandma’s Medications
As we get older, sometimes we require medication to help with health issues. Medication can be intimidating, especially
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