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    Being a Caregiver to Someone Who Has COPD and Alzheimer's

    MAY 16, 2013 12:00AM

    By Gloria Hass


    Topics: environment, alzheimer's, copd, health, family

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    Falling Off the Alzheimer's Cliff: Moving My Mother

    JANUARY 17, 2013 10:11PM

    By Nancy Wurtzel


    Topics: alzheimer's, dementia, aging parents, baby boomer, care giver, caregiving, sandwich generation, cognitive function, getting older, memory, family, caregiver, caregiving, caring for aging parents, sandwich generation, senior citizen

    • 1 Ratings
    • 126 Views
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    Nursing Racket-Dr. Jackie's Mental Health Moment

    NOVEMBER 12, 2012 8:04PM

    By jackie2


    Topics: healthcare, nursing home, elderly, alzheimer's, aging, mental health

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    Mom Really Melts My Heart

    OCTOBER 22, 2012 11:40AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: elder care, caregiver, father, grandson, son, husband, brother, daughter, mother, life, love, realtionship, baby boomers, aging parents, mental illness, memory loss, dementia, alzheimer's, health, family, open call

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    Caregiving: Not Just for Women Anymore

    OCTOBER 16, 2012 1:46PM

    By Nancy Wurtzel


    Topics: caring for aging parents, caregiving, caregiver, family, memory, getting older, cognitive function, sandwich generation, caregiving, care giver, baby boomer, aging parents, dementia, alzheimer's

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    • 25 Views
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    Sounds of Joy

    OCTOBER 9, 2012 2:29PM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: caregiving, disease, aging parents, baby boomer, elder care, caregiver, marriage, brother, husband, father, daughter, mother, relationship, love, life, mental illness, memory loss, dementia, alzheimer's, health, family, open call

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    Could This Be Magic ?

    SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 10:10AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: baby boomer, elder care, caregiver, brother, grandson, son, husband, daughter, mother, relationship, love, life, health, family, open call, memory loss, mental illness, dementia, alzheimer's

    • 0 Ratings
    • 86 Views
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    Because I Love You

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 9:42AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: alzheimer's, dementia, mental illness, memory loss, love, health, family, open call, mother daughter, life, relationship, aging parent, baby boomer, caregiver, eldercare, son, grandson, open call, husband, father

    • 1 Ratings
    • 102 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Life's Short, Be Happy

    AUGUST 28, 2012 10:26AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: love, eldercare, caregiver, baby boomer, aging parent, birthday, brother, husband, son, daughter, mother, relationship, love, life, memory loss, mental illness, dementia, family, health, open call, alzheimer's

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    I Feel Mom Drifting Away

    AUGUST 13, 2012 9:05AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: grandson, son, father, husband, brother, daughter, mother, relationships, lofe, love, aging parnets, baby boomers, caregivers, eldercare, memory loss, mental illness, health, open call, family, dementia, alzheimer's

    • 1 Ratings
    • 218 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    On Waiting for My Father to Die from Alzheimer's

    AUGUST 7, 2012 3:08AM

    By Renee Prince


    Topics: wisdom in nature, hawks, trees, grief, loss, family, parents, death, father, alzheimer's, true story

    • 23 Ratings
    • 1488 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Play It Cool, Boy (Girl)

    JULY 22, 2012 6:37PM

    By Erica K


    Topics: west side story, mom, me, alzheimer's, dead cat, cosmopolitans, truth vs. fiction, lying, truth

    • 0 Ratings
    • 123 Views
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    She Really Makes Me Smile

    JULY 2, 2012 8:49AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: open call, family, health, alzheimer's, dementia, mental illness, memory loss, mother, father, daughter, life, love, caregiver, husband, son, relationship, caregiver, aging parents, eldercare

    • 0 Ratings
    • 87 Views
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    Dementia: When the Book and Its Cover Don't Match

    JUNE 27, 2012 9:03PM

    By Nancy Wurtzel


    Topics: family, memory, getting older, cognitive function, sandwich generation, caregiving, care giver, baby boomer, aging parents, dementia, alzheimer's

    • 21 Ratings
    • 1413 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Fernsy's Open Call: What OS Means to Me

    JUNE 24, 2012 7:09PM

    By Erica K


    Topics: os, heart, soul, friends, mom, trust, alzheimer's, joan osborne, judy garland, barbra streisand, catch me when i fall, open call

    • 2 Ratings
    • 273 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Pour Yourself A Glass of Wine, Hop On The Treadmill And...

    JUNE 12, 2012 4:13PM

    By rosalind warren


    Topics: lifestyle, nutrition, health, alzheimer's, jean carper, books

    • 40 Ratings
    • 981 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Insane in the Brain

    JUNE 10, 2012 7:49PM

    By Erica K


    Topics: albert einstein, definition of insanity, mother-daughter relationships, alzheimer's, nursing home, hurt, gw bridge, dunkin donuts, cypress hill

    • 44 Ratings
    • 1059 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    Smiling Lady Not Smiling Today

    MAY 29, 2012 4:02PM

    By Erica K


    Topics: losing heart and hope, pain, old age, alzheimer's, nursing home, empathy, compassion fatigue

    • 5 Ratings
    • 197 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    A story with a beginning....

    MAY 21, 2012 10:17PM

    By CynMaRose


    Topics: alzheimer's, brain cells, cause of death, dementia, diagnosis

    • 1 Ratings
    • 132 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Interviewing My Mom With Alzheimer's

    MAY 21, 2012 9:51AM

    By Mom My Hero


    Topics: relationship, love, life, caregiver, memory loss, mental illness, eldercare, husband, son, grandfather, grandmother, sister, brother, babyboomer, aging parent, memory loss, dementia, alzheimer's, daughter, mother, health, family, open call

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