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5 Success Tips In Caring For Difficult Parents

First, we do have to put ourselves first sometimes. What's best for us, best for our own families and our own peace of mind must be a serious consideration. Sacrificing our sanity for the sake of caregiving is not the best choice. Delegate and find others to help if having…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 22, 2014

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The Power Of Aging Parents' Friendships

Hello again. Carolyn and Mikol here. We wanted to share a success story with you. It's about Gerry, an older gentleman whose wife had health issues and could no longer accompany him going out. When they moved to a seniors' community, Gerry had a lot to get used to.…

Mikol DavisApril 15, 2014

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Mom's Dating Adventures at Age 91

Mikol's Mom, Alice is turning 91 this month. She's been widowed for four years. She gets lonely. Where does a woman at this age meet a guy? There are not so many single men around at her age, and she was telling us about her frustration with that. We thought…

Mikol DavisApril 15, 2014

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Can Diet Help You Live Long and Avoid Alzheimer’s?

Here's something you may not know: 5.2 million people across this country have dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. We don't know what causes it and we don't know how to stop it. But, there are things that probably can help us prevent this brain killing disease. There is increasing evidence that…

Mikol DavisApril 11, 2014

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"The Grey Zone": How to Handle Partially Incompetent Aging Parents

Your aging parent seems ok one day. The next day, he can't find his way out the front door. Is he really losing it? Or is it just a temporary thing? What we call "the grey zone" is that place between being competent and being incompetent for making decisions that…

Mikol DavisApril 10, 2014

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5 Things Happy People Are Doing To Age Gracefully

Carolyn and Mikol here. Carolyn speaking: We are away from home and are surrounded at this moment by grey or white haired people. Some look to be aging well. Others not. What's the difference? We are having a little getaway in beautiful Lake Tahoe with perfect weather, blue skies and…

Mikol DavisApril 5, 2014

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45 Lessons Life Taught Me

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio . "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I've ever written.My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column…

Mikol DavisMarch 24, 2014

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The Scary Trend Of Boomer Addiction

The Scary Trend Of Boomer Addiction In the psychedelic '60's, it seemed everyone was "turning on". No one worried about using marijuana or other drugs, as it seemed everyone was doing it. Now, many those who came of age in that era are facing a real and rising problem of…

Mikol DavisMarch 15, 2014

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A home care worker bilked a frail elder out of her life's savings of $350,000.

Have you heard one of these true stories recently? A son ripped off his mother's equity in her home to chase an investment scheme for himself that failed. Two ruthless swindlers were arrested in New York for tricking an elderly woman out of her multi-millionaire property in Harlem she had owned for…

Mikol DavisMarch 14, 2014

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Is It Ever OK To Assist An Elder To Commit Suicide?

In a small county in central California, an 86 year old retired firefighter was sentenced to two days in jail and probation for assisting his wife to commit suicide. The Tribune News in San Luis Obispo reported the story with little detail, but did report that George Taylor was convicted…

Mikol DavisMarch 7, 2014

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