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Making End of Life Decisions for Your Loved One
Providing care for a loved one as he or she approaches the end-of-life stages is among the most difficult challenges you will ever face. But your role is to remain strong, decisive and representative of your loved one’s wishes. The responsibility will fall on you to...
Caregiver Denial: Getting Over the Hump
When a parent or loved one begins to show serious signs of aging or illness, it can be difficult to accept certain realities. For many, the role reversal from parent and child to patient and caregiver is a tough pill to swallow. It might be fair to say that the role...
Navigating Medicare: What Your Loved One Is Entitled To
Serving as the primary caregiver to a loved one is hard enough. The last thing you need to worry about is a whole bunch of complicated and confusing insurance rules. But that’s just what you’ll get. In addition to the medical support and practical assistance that you...
What to Do if Your Parent Has a Stroke
As the primary caregiver to an aging parent, you know that you must be ready to act immediately in the event of an emergency. This is especially true when dealing with a stroke, where every second counts. According to a recent article by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the optimal...
Your Loved One Has Multiple Sclerosis…Now What?
According to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most commonly occurring neurological diseases, impacting roughly 400,000 Americans. This means that hundreds of thousands of Americans are also primary caregivers to...
