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Caring For Ourselves

One of the things I heard over and over in the classes I took at the Alzheimer’s Association was about the importance of taking care of ourselves, as caregivers. The analogy was made using the example of preparing for take-off … Continue reading

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Early-Stage Caregiving Challenges

The Alzheimer’s Association recently published an article sharing the early-stage caregiving challenges I identified, which I posted here recently as well. See their article on Alz.org here.

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Getting Support

Asking for what we need can be difficult. I seem to have gotten a message early in my life that I had to do things myself. I thought if I needed help, that reflected poorly on me. I don’t know … Continue reading

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