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    • 17 Ratings
    • 814 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Living with Dying

    JULY 12, 2011 1:27AM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: caregiving, strokes, living in the moment, future, dying, death

    • 20 Ratings
    • 514 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Poor, Poor Me

    JUNE 29, 2011 6:14PM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: denial, self-pity, pity, strokes, caregiving

    • 0 Ratings
    • 288 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Caregiving 101: On banning the B-word

    JUNE 2, 2011 7:31PM

    By Fran Johns


    Topics: caregiving, hospice, family relationships

    • 5 Ratings
    • 567 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Time for Drugs?

    MAY 21, 2011 12:53PM

    By Helvetica Stone


    Topics: stress, caregiving, depression, anxiety, family, belief/religion, health

    • 1 Ratings
    • 348 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Now Playing: Reconciliation at the Movies

    MAY 9, 2011 1:24PM

    By Elizabeth Blessing


    Topics: movies, family, stroke, caregiving, cancer, reconciliation, autism, father

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1934 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    White Cat Meow: A Conversation with my Autistic Brother

    MAY 3, 2011 10:13AM

    By Elizabeth Blessing


    Topics: autism, caregiving, family, health, echolalia, palilalia

    • 2 Ratings
    • 340 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    My Roto Rooter Fantasy

    APRIL 25, 2011 10:41AM

    By Synicalgirl


    Topics: work, caregiving, caretaking, mothering, parenting

    • 7 Ratings
    • 394 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    If

    APRIL 6, 2011 11:26AM

    By Erica K


    Topics: choices, dying, sadness, caregiving, music, poetry

    • 9 Ratings
    • 339 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Chasing the Elusive Doctorate of Marty

    MARCH 21, 2011 3:33PM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: caregiving, strokes, forteo, osteroporosis, fractures

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 1157 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Playing Catch With Mom

    FEBRUARY 27, 2011 10:16PM

    By Bernadine Spitzsnogel


    Topics: long-distance caregiver, aging parents, sundowning, caregiving

    • 58 Ratings
    • 1555 Views
    • 53 Comments
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    Window Shopping for Death

    JANUARY 19, 2011 11:43AM

    By cartouche


    Topics: death with dignity, alzheimer's, caregiving, elderly care, aging

    • Editor's Pick
    • 47 Ratings
    • 1782 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Diminishing Daylight

    JANUARY 6, 2011 10:27PM

    By Bernadine Spitzsnogel


    Topics: open call, caregiving, alzheimers, family, life stories, john donne, for whom the bell tolls, belief/religion, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 46 Ratings
    • 1707 Views
    • 53 Comments
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    Do I Stay or Do I Go

    DECEMBER 13, 2010 7:59PM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: choices, ann hathaway, love and other drugs, caregiving, stroke

    • 14 Ratings
    • 339 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Finding Graceful

    DECEMBER 7, 2010 5:59PM

    By Marty'sHusband


    Topics: artists, music, caregiving, recovery, strokes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 2107 Views
    • 62 Comments
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    Nice Gals Finish Last -- Financially

    NOVEMBER 17, 2010 8:53AM

    By Caitlin Kelly


    Topics: feminism, business, retirement, family savings, old age, caregiving, women

    • 12 Ratings
    • 569 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    "I'm Doing This For Your Own Good..."

    NOVEMBER 16, 2010 1:49PM

    By Murder Of Crows


    Topics: family, belief/religion, children taking care of their parents, aging parents, caregiving, elder care, daughters, mothers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 1168 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Left Hands

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 11:03PM

    By Bernadine Spitzsnogel


    Topics: mother, dementia, suicide, mental illness, caregiving, alzheimer's, love

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 9894 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    "Doing enough": The challenge of long-distance caregiving

    AUGUST 25, 2010 8:05AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: caregiving, elderly, eldercare, assisted living, dementia

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1435 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    My Time Isn't Ever Going to Come

    AUGUST 17, 2010 7:17PM

    By denese


    Topics: breaking out, caregiving, daydreams, elderly parents, responsibility, sacrifice, someday

    • Editor's Pick
    • 45 Ratings
    • 11977 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Genuine Grief is No Illness.

    AUGUST 24, 2010 7:56AM

    By RARobertsJr.


    Topics: grief, sadness, broken heart, recovery, caregiving, listening, zen, compassion

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