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November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

The Alzheimer’s Association is celebrating National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month during the month of November, and, there have been a variety of topics discussed in the media this month. One...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: aging parents, aging, alzheimers awareness, alzheimers disease, patti davis
Grief and the holidays

You probably don’t need me to tell you, but, grief can become intensified during the holiday season whether or not you just suffered the loss of a loved one recently, or, if it was 50 years...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: bereavement, holidays
Olive’s son

At the risk of turning this into the Olive (who’s turned 108 and apparently feeling better) blog, I just wanted to let you know that Olive’s 87 year old son, Barnie, died last week. If I...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: aging
Caregiver Resources

The Informed Patient column in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal was about caregivers. More Resources Help Caregivers Help Themselves by Laura Landro looks at the evidence that caregivers can...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: caregiver, informed patient, laura landro, sandwich generation, wall street journal
Lotsa Helping Hands

Lotsa Helping Hands, a website that helps answer the question, “What can I do to help?” when someone is in need. From the site: It’s an easy-to-use, private group calendar, specifically...

Started in GenBetween • 1 response • Last response by zhenhe1987 (180) • 3 years ago
Tags: online resources, lotsa helping hands, sandwich generation
Retirement Jobs.com

RetirementJobs.com is a free service for job seekers over 50. They “identify companies most-suited to older workers and match them with active, productive, conscientious, mature adults seeking...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: retirement, websites, retirementjobs.com, sanwich generation
Thanksgiving redux

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving, or, a lovely weekend, depending on where you live. We spent the holiday with my husband’s family, and, took my dad with us for the second year in a...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: holidays
Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Even if you’re not celebrating today, I wish you well, and, hope you enjoy the day, too. Share This

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: holidays
Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts on losing her hair to chemo

This isn’t really about the Sandwich Generation, but, I wanted to share this story (has sound) of how Good Morning, America’s Robin Roberts approached losing her hair to chemotherapy. I...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: media, breast cancer, chemotherapy, good morning america, losing hair
The “Sandwich” generation

My father is apparently trying to relieve me of my Sandwich Generation status. Seems he got a plate full of small sandwiches to take home from a reception at work. He’s been enjoying them for...

Started in GenBetween • 3 years ago • 0 responses
Tags: my father
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