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Mourning Dixie
Actress, comedienne, singer, Broadway star and caregiver, Ms. Dixie
Carter passed away this week. Best known for her scene stealing role as
Julie Sugarbaker on the television program “Designing Women”, Dixie was
also a song stylist critically acclaimed as a cabaret performer. Few
people knew that she was also a family caregiver. She cared first for her
beloved father Cart and then for her aunt, both in her home in California
as well as in her hometown of McLemoresville, Tennessee.
“Dixie
spoke in a mellifluous and genteel whisper during the entire cover
interview with her for Today’s Caregiver magazine“ said Editor-In-Chief
Gary Barg. “She possessed the kind of southern gentility where she would
refer to her husband as Mr. Hal Holbrook in conversation, as opposed to my
husband or simply Hal. That was one conversation that I really didn’t
want to end.”...continued
Take
care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Let There Be Light
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By Erika Hoffman, Staff Writer
“Just Do It!” admonishes the Nike ad. “God helps those who help
themselves” goes the old saw. “Carpe diem” is a philosophy
everyone needs to buy into, including the depressed elderly.
Of
course, depression can strike any age group, any ethnic category, and
any social–economic strata, but there is a multitude of reasons why the
elderly are disproportionately afflicted nowadays.
No doubt exists
that a family history of the disorder predisposes some elderly to the
disease. Yet, without that genetic tie, the elderly can still be
candidates for depression due to several other factors: widowhood,
social seclusion, other diseases, interaction of medications, a negative
perception of body image, fear of dying, chronic pain, and
self-medication with alcohol or drugs...continued
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March/April Issue
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Guest Column |
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Disability Benefits:
What Caregivers Should Know
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By Glenn Kantor and Peter Sessions
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If you are entitled to disability benefits through an
employer-provided or private plan, you may be surprised to find that
your plan has provisions that allow the insurer to deduct from your
benefits other types of income you receive or are eligible to receive
for your disability. These deductions are called “offsets,” and are
permissible under state and federal law. Common offsets include Social
Security disability benefits, workers’ compensation benefits, and
benefits from state disability programs like those in California, New
York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Insurers can also
deduct from your benefit any amounts you receive from working part-time
(usually called “partial disability” or “residual disability” benefits),
as well as retirement or pension benefits (including disability pension
benefits).
The rationale behind offsets is this: If you were
allowed to keep the full amount of all of the various disability
benefits to which you might be entitled, it would be possible for you to
earn more money on disability than you would by working.
Disability benefit programs, both public and private, are designed to
avoid that result...continued
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Caretips |
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Give Yourself a Break, Right Now
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Doctor appointments that must be scheduled; the constant care and
attention your loved one needs, both physically and emotionally; the
back and forth to grocery stores, drug stores, physical therapy sessions
and, most of all, the need to know you are doing the "right thing" for
loved one in need of your care. We all know the daily challenges we face
as caregivers and that we seldom have time for ourselves.
But we
need time –time to reflect, relax and rejuvenate for at least few hours
each week. This "private time" gives us a renewed strength to carry on.
It's important to take that time. You deserve it. AND, should not feel
guilty about it.
There are ways to allow yourself time away. For an
hour, a day or even a weekend to collect your thoughts and get back on
track. It's okay to do that. Listen, you've got a very important role to
play - if you do not care for yourself, who will step in to care for you
AND your loved one. I want to share with you some of the things I've
learned.
Take the time to read through my "guilt free" list and
I know you'll be a better caregiver for it...continued
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Carenotes |
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As a caregiver for my son who is now 18 years old and weighs 120
pounds, my husband and I are struggling with lifting and moving my son
from place to place. I would love to see an article on the
proper way to lift and move someone. Medical equipment to move
someone is expensive and bulky for a small home.
I have just
discovered your website and magazine and I am thankful to find this
resource.
C.B.
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Let's Talk -
April 2010 |
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Now that spring is here... what plans do you have for taking a
break for yourself?
Share your
story
Dixie Carter Interview
May/June 2007
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My sister and I were desperate. We knew our dad's driving skills had
greatly diminished. He was the type of person who didn't want to be a
burden of any kind...continued
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