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The holidays can be challenging for an Alzheimer’s caregiver

Like most people, caregivers look forward to celebrating the holidays with family and friends. Or do they? Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but it carries many expectations, with the greatest being to fulfill the holiday spirit. We want to have and share that warm, fuzzy feeling that accompanies…

Caregiving and a breast cancer diagnosis aren’t a good mix

Are you seeing a lot of pink lately? You probably have, since October is internationally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Just as purple is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, pink denotes breast cancer awareness. Both men and women can develop these illnesses, though more women are…

A caregiver says goodbye to her loving mother-in-law

Marriage is the union of two people who become one. Anyone who’s “jumped the broom,” however, can attest that marriage is also the union of two families. Parents transform into in-laws and embrace shared children. Sadly, in American culture, mothers-in-law receive a bad rap. They’re the unfair…

Children of sandwich generation caregivers gain more than they lose

With its graduations and awards ceremonies, the end of the school year is a complicated season for sandwich generation caregivers, who must provide care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another life-altering condition while simultaneously raising their kids. These carers face an emotional battle because they’re constantly…