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Six Tips To Help You Cope When Your Loved One Is Hospitalized

The recent hospitalization of my 63 year old brother was a sudden reminder of how overwhelming it can be for any  visitor who steps inside the hospital doors. Many of us have aging parents or other elderly relatives. Some are living independently and some have help. What they all have in common is…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
November 19, 2013
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It's Not Just Our Elderly Parents We Worry About: What I Learned From My Brother's Health Crisis

Hello, again Carolyn and Mikol here. We've just returned from an exhausting emergency that began with a phone call. When I picked up, the caller identified herself as a nurse at a familiar hospital. It felt as if my heart stopped when she said that my brother was in ICU…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
November 4, 2013
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The Smart Way to Resolve Family Fights About Your Aging Parents

We're looking at something we know is painful: family conflicts. Sibling battles.  Arguing with your aging parent. Do you have a dispute going on in your family? As parents age, many problems can crop up among adult siblings and sometimes with the elder himself.  Many of these problems arise from financial…
Mikol Davis
October 14, 2013
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The Danger Of Your Aging Parent Covering Up Dementia

Jaclyn asked us for advice about her Dad, who was doing some things she didn’t understand. He had gotten lost driving home. He’s lived there for 50 years, and it seemed so odd. It’s happened more than once. And, he forgot how to make coffee, something he’s been doing for decades. He just…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
August 16, 2013
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Is Caring For Aging Parents Making You Anxious?

Hello, again.  Carolyn and Mikol here I've just been talking to colleagues here in Marin County about helping to educate our community about anxiety, a problem that affects so many.  Here is some information we've gathered to put on our local Psychological Association site to help everyone get a better…
Mikol Davis
May 27, 2013