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Here's To a Great 2008
In my younger days, early January
always reminded me of early September, mostly because both
months signified new beginnings. January, of course,
signified the hopes associated with the turn of the
calendar and September was when the summer break ended and
we would return to school and enter a new grade.
I can still smell the freshness of the first
days of any new school year, new notebooks and sharpened pencils
in a brand new pencil box. This feeling of a clean slate,
especially the blank pages of my new composition book, always
made me think that no matter how badly the past year ended, I
could still be afforded a fresh start. Maybe this would be the
year that all of my grades would fall into place or at least the
cafeteria food would miraculously become edible.
This January I think we all should be
granted the hope of a better year ahead, a fresh start for
strength, respite and support. While I know that sitting in an
emergency waiting room on December 31st feels the same as
sitting in that same room 24 hours later, I just feel that If
we are ever to believe in a new dawn, this is as good a time as
ever to start. How about creating a respite plan for yourself
and keeping it for as long as possible? Or what about
creating a
Reverse Gift List for your family and go ahead and make the
calls knowing that this time they will come through? Nobody
deserves it more than you do.
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Feature
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Driving: When Aging Illness Make it
Difficult |
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By Sandra Ray, Staff
Writer |
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Many individuals believe getting that first driver’s
license a right of passage – a testament that adulthood
and freedom have arrived...Continued
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Caregivers New Year's Resolution |
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by Kristine Dwyer, LSW
In this new year, I will……….
Learn to take one hour out of
each day just for myself to read, enjoy a hot bath, journal my
thoughts or call a friend...Continued
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Caregiver Story |
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One Foot, Other Foot |
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By Terri Corcoran |
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“One foot, other foot,/One foot, other foot,/Now you
can go/Wherever you want.." Those lyrics from the
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Allegro often come into
my head as I am helping my husband walk. ...Continued
(Do you have a story?
Tell us.)
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Driving and Transportation Safety
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By Ryan Mackey
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Transportation can be an obstacle for many older people, and adjusting
to either public transportation or rides from family are not easy.
....Continued
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Carenotes |
Now that the New Year has come upon us, I
have been pondering the best way to get my medical priorities in
order.
I have a number of doctors, medicines,
appointments and so that I need to complete each week, month,
and even daily. I live alone with two feline room mates, but in
the case of an emergency, I thought I needed to have my
information current for my son or daughter to be informed about.
Is there a method or way that you can
recommend for getting my New Year’s resolution of “getting
organized” in place?
Answer This Week's CareNote:
carenotes/2008/index.htm
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