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Seeds of family resilience: Focus on rewards
Research on stress often involves family caregivers. No matter how much you love the person you care for, taking care of an ailing...
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How to get durable power of attorney
There may come a time when your loved one will need help handling financial matters. Maybe filing taxes. Or interacting with Social...
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Transitioning from curative care
At some point, the burdens of treatment may just become too much for your loved one: The nausea of chemo. The rigors of dialysis....
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Managing arthritis pain
The most common arthritis is osteoarthritis, which occurs most often in the hands, knees, hips, lower back, neck, and feet. It affects...
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Should you take over Mom's checkbook?
Money matters are often intensely private. And no one wants to infringe on a family member's independence. Yet it is through (sometimes...
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Dementia dogs
Dog training organizations are looking toward a new challenge: Training highly skilled "dementia dogs." These dogs are individually...
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