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To Not Fade Away – A Review

By Carol January 26th, 2012

I’m so glad the producers of To Not Fade Away asked me to review their film. Otherwise I would never have seen it, since it is not offered on my DTV plan. In Denver this wonderful RLTV video can only be seen on Comcast Channel 205.

Both my mother and my father suffered from dementia. While neither of them had Alzheimer’s disease, a fear of this particular form of dementia looms large for me as for many in my generation. The older I get the more unsettling small moments of forgetfulness become. I believe that having solid factual information about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is vitally important for all of us at this stage of life. And it is equally important for children and loved ones of the elderly to know much …

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At the End of Caregiving

By Carol January 24th, 2012

For every caregiver, the day will arrive when caregiving comes to an end. Most of us can’t know when that day will come. Because of this, caregiving often seems endless, but it is not.

Some of us are able to accept that the end is coming sooner or later. The couple in this video are planning for the time when he will be gone, and she will be alone. Senior co-housing is one option for companionship and support for the spouse that is left behind.

Weighing the Options from Our Future Selves on Vimeo.

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Caregiving, Surgery, And Health Care

By Bill January 5th, 2012

Hand Surgery

Carol had hand surgery today. She has been bothered by pain in her right hand for about ten years, so she finally mentioned it to her doctor. The doc got some x-rays, said there is some arthritis in her wrist that was bone to bone, and surgery will fix it.

So, today after about four hours at a surgery center Carol is home with her hand and arm in a cast with a prescription for some pain medication. All is well so far. So what’s the big deal? Something doesn’t work too well anymore, so get it fixed. That is what we do as we get older. I am doing it as well. I’m sitting here with my titanium knee. My friend has a titanium knee as well, and his …

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Sisterhood and Brain Health for Recovering Caregivers

By Carol December 20th, 2011

Once we got our new iPad email working and used the Photo Booth app to take some funny pictures of ourselves, we wondered what to do next with our intriguing Little Buddy. The problem is not a scarcity of possibilities. According to official Apple sources, there are over 140,000 iPad apps available—many of them free. Too many to sort through on our own.

No problem. Sister Judi–an iPhone owner and aficionado—to the rescue. She undertook to coach me in advanced techniques of using the “Home” button and also suggested a few challenging and enlightening apps. High on our list are Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja. I also learned that she is the creator of her own app—Smart Tot Rattle!

Her next move was to challenge me to a game of Words with Friends.

I’m …

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Being Thankful

By Judi November 27th, 2011

Thanksgiving is the time when we pause to acknowledge the things that we are thankful for. Right up at the top of the list for many of us is our family, our jobs and our health.

My husband left today to travel for work. This time, Portland is where the jobs are. The trip takes 6 1/2 hours in his truck so he will not be able to make it home every weekend. I probably won’t see him until Christmas. Thankfully, Willie has family in Portland.

When Willie is home, it is usually because he is laid off from his job as a UA Pipe Fitter. The last time he worked was just before our wedding, so he has been home and taking care of me for almost 3 months. I rely on …

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