Text message scamming: "Smishing"
Your loved one may be watching for phishing scams on email, but now there are scams carried out by short message service (aka, texting)....
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Caregiving with kids
Children generally like to feel included. But they may not know how to relate to an ill family member with limited abilities. Here are...
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Living with cancer as a chronic condition
Has your loved one been diagnosed with cancer? The vast majority (67%) of people with cancer live for another five years or more. A...
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When you envy others
Do you ever look at friends and find yourself mad or upset because they have free time? They don't have a relative that needs help? You...
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Primary care providers
A primary care provider (PCP) is charged with monitoring and treating a person's whole body. Specialists abound and indeed are important....
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Cooking tips for the visually impaired
Is low vision making it harder for your loved one to cook? If food preparation has been one of their pleasures, they are probably...
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Interrupt the stress cycle with deep breathing
We're breathing all the time. But when it comes to stress relief, not all breathing is equal. The body's stress cycle Our bodies are...
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Poetry and dementia
If the person you care for has dementia, you may have noticed their withdrawal from conversations, movies, even from reading books or the...
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Organ donation
Those who donate organs, eyes, or tissue leave a tremendous legacy, often the gift of life itself: Allowing someone a steady heartbeat....
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Should Dad move in?
Combining households has many benefits: Less hassle running back and forth between two residences, less worry about Dad eating well and...
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The journey of late life
Families spend three to five years caring for an aging relative. At first it may be light chores or small errands now and then. But over...
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"Chemobrain"
People who go through chemotherapy for cancer often complain about "chemobrain." If your loved one is under treatment and is having...
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Caregiving apps
Juggling multiple schedules, keeping other relatives informed, ensuring prescriptions are filled … these are but some of the many duties...
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Psychological first aid
Anxiety and stress commonly accompany family caregiving. The ongoing pandemic and its stream of variants are only adding to that. Perhaps...
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When your relative has money questions
Is Dad asking if he should sell the house now that Mom is gone? Or perhaps Aunt Mary is anxious about her stock investments. Even if you...
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Reducing the nausea of chemo
If a loved one in your life is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, very likely they are dealing with the common side effects of nausea...
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Protecting the house from Medicaid
Care in a nursing home is expensive. For an extended stay, most people will need to pay quite a bit out of their own pocket. If there are...
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Signs of an online "sweetheart scam"
Romance crime is on the rise. Over 25,000 people reported a sweetheart scam to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2019, a threefold...
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Subtle signs of a heart attack
It may surprise you to learn that the signs of a heart attack, especially in women, can be very different than those for men. Subtle...
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When your relative is actively dying
In the last two weeks, as a loved one is nearing death, it is natural to want to be at their side. But then, what? Especially if you have...
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