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Robin Roberts’ last day of chemo

So many of you were inspired by Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts’ journey through breast cancer and losing her hair from the chemotherapy, I just thought I’d mention that she...

Hallmark Greeting Card Competition: Your Pets

My friends at Hallmark are hosting their second reader Greeting Card Design Competition. For years people have asked to submit card designs to Hallmark, and, this is your chance! You can see the...

Estate Planning

As much I talk about having a will and being prepared around here, there’s still plenty I don’t quite understand. The term “estate planning” is still kind of nebulous to me...

How much aspirin a day?

Taking an aspirin a day has been the conventional wisdom for many people who have some heart diseases or are at risk for them. But, sometimes, people don’t understand that the recommendation is...

Pressures of being in the Sandwich Generation

Rosemary and Phyllis at Nourishing Relationships have a series of good posts with advice for dealing with the pressure of The Sandwich Generation. Be sure to check it out for a good reminder that we...

I’m from the government. I’m here to help.

Chances are, if you are in the United States and you are new to elder care for an aging parent or grandparent, then you will likely have to deal with Medicare and Social Security. Let me say, it was...

Long distance caregivers turn to care managers

I’m very fortunate that I’ve lived in the same city as my parents, but, not everyone does, and, it can complicate the issue of caring for aging parents, and, more and more people are in...

Tips on talking about the tough issues with an aging parent

It’s no great secret that as our parents and grandparents age, there’s a need for talks that we’d all probably rather not have. There are so many financial, social and emotional...

Life changes after a parent’s death

At the risk of getting hung up on people whose parents have died, I wanted to point you to my friend, Jenn’s, powerful entry about her own journey on the anniversary of her mother’s...

More friends join the death of a parent ranks

Today has been kind of a bummer. I have two friends whose fathers are dying as I write this. I guess I need to review what I learned from other people when my own mother died (hmm, seems like...