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		<title>&#8220;Needing Elder Care When Family is Missing.&#8221;~ A touching video and news story today via KPBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KPBS has provided a touching video and a great news segment today on seniors &#8220;Needing Elder Care When Family is Missing.&#8221; The sad reality is that there are many seniors who live alone and live below poverty level with no one to care for them. They have no spouse nor children who they can rely... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/other/needing-elder-care-when-family-is-missing-a-touching-video-and-news-story-today-via-kpbs/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The advantage of a &#8220;FINGERTIP PULSE OXIMETER&#8221; for at-home patients.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~The advantage of a &#8220;FINGERTIP PULSE OXIMETER&#8221; for At-Home patients~ DEFINITION: A pulse oximeter (saturometer) is a medical device that indirectly monitors the oxygen saturation of a patient&#8217;s blood . A finger mounted pulse oximeter takes measurement through the fingernail. It is often attached to a medical monitor so staff can see a patient&#8217;s oxygenation... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/the-advantage-of-a-fingertip-pulse-oximeter-for-at-home-patients/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA /ALZHEIMER&#8217;S BEHAVIORS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA BEHAVIORS &#160; PART I       &#160; &#160; &#160; Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers.  People with dementia from conditions such as Alzheimer&#8217;s and related diseases have a progressive brain disorder that makes it more and more difficult for them to remember things, think... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/understanding-dementia-alzheimers-behaviors/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IPad Opens World to the Disabled &amp; has become a popular therapeutic tool for people with disabilities of all kinds!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IPad Opens World to a Disabled Boy~ OWEN CAIN depends on a respirator and struggles to make even the slightest movements — he has had a debilitating motor-neuron disease since infancy. Owen, 7, does not have the strength to maneuver a computer mouse, but when a nurse propped her boyfriend’s iPad within reach in June, he... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/ipad-opens-world-to-the-disabled-has-become-a-popular-therapeutic-tool-for-people-with-disabilities-of-all-kinds/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>6 Vital Nutrition Tips for Your Elderly Parents &amp; More Nutritional Guidelines for Elders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia As people age, their diets may need to change, especially if their diets are not well-balanced. Generally, doctors will recommend a well-balanced diet for elders, meaning that they should eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, protein and whole grains to maintain and improve overall health. According to Ruth Frechman, registered dietician and... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/6-vital-nutrition-tips-for-your-elderly-parents-more-nutritional-guidelines-for-elders/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Attack: Stayin&#8217; Alive with the Bee Gees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by marfis75 via Flickr by Rose Broyles How does a disco song save a heart attack victim? Crazy right? Not so according to some doctors in Chicago.  I was watching my favorite morning news show, &#8220;The Today Show&#8221; a couple of months ago and they did their medical segment on heart attack prevention tips.... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/heart-attack-stayin-alive-with-the-bee-gees/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gay Seniors Feeling Isolated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia by Rose Broyles All across the country debates about gays and gay marraige are raging in pop culture, law and politics. In my state of California, voters passed Prop 8 which kept the definition of marriage between a man and a woman. This has been a polarizing issue that has taken place... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/gay-seniors-feeling-isolated/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with your Emotions and Sadness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josie Kopecky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a sick family member or someone you love can be very devastating. Not only are you confronted of how to deal with the serious issue(s) in front of you, but at the same time, you are faced with how to deal with your own emotions as well. One way that helps my sister and... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/dealing-with-your-emotions-sadness/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise slows Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Vacations That Heal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this on the Today Show and thought that this was a great piece on vacations that target those who have encountered tragedies in their life, those suffering from diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and military families who have been affected by the Iraq war. Free lodging and certain perks are included in many... <a href="http://caring-for-mom-and-dad.info/healthcare/activities/vacations-that-heal/"> [Continue Reading]</a>]]></description>
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