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		<title>~Easing Alzheimer&#8217;s with Art~</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/07/11/easing-alzheimers-with-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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(CNN) ~With crayons, brushes, an escape from Alzheimer&#8217;s~
 
 
 
 
 
 

By Faith H. Robinson, CNN

&#8211; Every Friday morning, students walk into an art class in Atlanta, Georgia. Some look dazed, uncertain in their environment, as if it&#8217;s vaguely familiar but they can&#8217;t fully recognize where they are &#8212; until they sit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Goodbye of Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/06/21/long-goodbye-of-alzheimers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former CBS correspondent Barry Petersen discusses his new book chronicling his wife&#8217;s battle with Alzheimer&#8217;s.

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		<title>Having Alzheimer&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t make you a vegetable</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/04/22/having-alzheimers-doesnt-make-you-a-vegetable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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New research from the US suggests that emotions triggered by events can endure longer than factual recollection in patients with severe amnesia; the researchers hope their findings will increase understanding of Alzheimer’s and related diseases and also bring comfort to caregivers and families in the knowledge that their loved ones may continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Mom is unhappy at Assisted Living</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/04/02/when-mom-is-unhappy-at-assisted-living/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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After two weeks in the assisted living facility my mom is intensely unhappy. How much time should we let pass by if she continues to feel so terrible?
terrible? We do have the option of her coming to live with me in Tennessee, however she has lived most of her 90 years in California.
I am the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OK now I&#8217;m sick of this rollar-coaster ride&#8230;.why do I have to spend my weekend at moms while the POA and her family keep going out of town</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK now I&#8217;m sick of this rollar-coaster ride&#8230;.why do I have to spend my weekend at moms while the POA and her family keep going out of town
This is an interesting scenario because in many ways it&#8217;s a little related to how my sisters and I are handling the care of our parents. However, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing between work and and caring for an elder</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/03/11/choosing-between-work-and-and-caring-for-an-elder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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How do you deal with an employer who is pushing you to make the choice between work and caring for your elder?

This week&#8217;s question came from a caregiver having a hard time at work. She takes care of her mother who is afflicted with Parkinson&#8217; s Disease. Already in a stressful situation, her boss doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do you do when you don&#8217;t want to see Mom in the nursing home?</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2010/03/07/what-do-you-do-when-you-dont-want-to-see-mom-in-the-nursing-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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My mom has Alzheimer&#8217;s and she is in a nursing home. I get physically ill at the thought of going there and I have to force myself to go see her. Does anyone else have this problem?

I&#8217;m involved as an active member on Agingcare.com, if you get a chance to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Continuing Retirement Community—the not so easy convenience of one-stop retirement</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/08/28/the-continuing-retirement-community%e2%80%94the-not-so-easy-convenience-of-one-stop-retirement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
Continuing retirement communities are meant to make the transition easier for seniors who want to keep their independence, yet have the safety and security of knowing that if they need help in the future it is readily available.  It&#8217;s a one-stop-shop. You move there and live the rest of your days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare&#8217;s Coverage Gap: Seniors and families feeling a big bite in costs</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/08/24/medicares-coverage-gap-seniors-and-families-feeling-a-big-bite-in-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
This is the predicament we are currently in. In fact, I just had to make a call to my dad&#8217;s doctor today to see if there is a lower cost alternative to Advair, the drug my dad needs to control the symptoms of his COPD and asthma. But before I get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Alzheimer behavior in the early stages</title>
		<link>http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/2009/08/08/dealing-with-alzheimer-behavior-in-the-early-stages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose Broyles</dc:creator>
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by Rose Broyles
Josie and I were talking the other day about our experience with Mom and Alzheimer&#8217;s. Josie&#8217;s mother-in-law  is in the early stages of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease, well, dementia. We both agreed that this is probably the worst part of the disease besides the final stage, which we are dreading. [...]]]></description>
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