After you’ve been caregiving for a while, life can feel different.
The problems and worries of your life before can seem, well, insignificant.
Whether it’s from an awakening about the brevity of
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The Tragic Story of Gma’s Friend, Betty
Back in the days where my grandma was getting along on her own, she had a good friend named Betty.
She and Betty
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Convert Your Guilt into Gratitude
As caregivers, we feel guilty for a million reasons.
We feel guilty when we’re taking a break, because we feel like
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Become the Head Caregiver in Charge with the complete Handbook!
Just over four years ago, I began caring for my grandma. I cared for her by myself (pretty much) for two years before
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PRESENTING.. The Long Term Care Calculator!
I created this calculator long ago before I brought in her Sidekicks to help me see how much it would cost.
Instead
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My relentless pursuit for the others – EXCLUSIVE feature on AlzAuthors.com!
I met this amazing group of ladies at the National Caregiving Conference. They call themselves the AlzAuthors.
They
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Caregiving & Dating – A Special Edition #latenite #carechat
Dating and relationships is not a topic you see me write about much here at TakingCareofGrandma.com.
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Long Term Care Explained
“Long term care” is a term you might have heard if you’ve ever interacted with the health care system or aging services.
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#87 on the list of things no one wants to talk about ever: UTIs
Urinary Tract Infections.
Admit it, right now you're getting all grossed out and embarrassed. It's not a pleasant
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NOW PREMIERING: Taking Care of Grandma Rap
I know you've been waiting to see it, because I've been telling everyone about it for a month, so I won't delay any
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