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A Loved One's Disastrous Discharge From The Hospital

We hope you are well and that none of you have to go through the experience we just had. My brother, who had a recent stroke, had to go back to the hospital recently with an infection. They kept him a few days and sent him home. When I…

Carolyn RosenblattMarch 5, 2014

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Can Your Aging Loved One Learn To Use Technology?

Hello again. Mikol here. We hope this finds you well. Today, I want to share with you an experience I had with my Mom, who was 86 when this happened. My Mom, Alice, was computer phobic before Dad died. She wouldn't even touch a computer and walked away…

Mikol DavisMarch 4, 2014

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Shocking True Story: The Nurse Who Refused to Give CPR to an Elder: Elder Then Died

Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. As a nurse and attorney, I can tell you I really had a problem reading about a nurse who refused to give CPR to a dying resident in the seniors' community where she worked. I got a sick feeling in my stomach. But there…

Mikol DavisFebruary 25, 2014

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Independent Alice, 91, Finds Her Own Solution To The Too-Big House

Hello again, We hope you are doing well. We've been talking to Mikol's Mom, Alice a lot lately about her house. Now that she's 91, she's considering that a large sprawling house is just too much. Sometimes, an elder stays on in the family home until the end. Then the…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 22, 2014

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Elderly Parents And Being "In The Moment" On Holidays

Grandma Alice & Grandaughter Holiday get togethers are a must for many of us. It's tradition, or it's expected, or it seems like the right thing. We can be stressed and we can also look forward to them a lot. They can be fun, even if it's work to put…

Mikol DavisDecember 19, 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 DavisOctober 14, 2013

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5 Success Tips for Dealing with Difficult Aging Parents

Challenging Aging Parents Are your aging parents driving you a little nuts? If so, you’re not alone. Whether we’re feeling loving or merely dutiful, we’re probably trying to do the right thing by them. Let’s admit it: it can be really, really hard sometimes! A recent client told us that…

Mikol DavisSeptember 13, 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 RosenblattAugust 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 DavisMay 27, 2013

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