Posts under ‘Caregivers' Health’

Did you see the letter today in the Dear Abby newspaper column?
What’s a newspaper? Ok, for those of you who only get your news online you can see Dear Abby at this link.
In today’s Dear Abby column, a woman wrote in to report that she was diagnosed with kidney problems but has them under control [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Each day you get up and do your best to care for a loved one. But, some days it seems impossible not to get discouraged.
If this was one of those days for you, here is a quick video reminder that others have been there, done that, and gone on [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
The scientific community is abuzz since the announcement that the 2009 Nobel Prize for Medicine has gone to Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak. In 1985, they discovered an enzyme call telomerase.
What’s Telomerase?
Our genes have ends on them called telomeres. They are like the plastic tips on a [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
“Here, let me help you try it on.”
The sales clerk had noticed that I had stopped to touch one of the fuzzy blue bathrobes that was displayed on the table near the main aisle.
As the sales person enveloped me with the fluffy, powder blue robe, I admired its cozy feel. [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
This is Part Two in a two part series about recognizing the signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease so that aging family members can get the help they need.
In Part One, Your Mother’s Day Visit – Seeing Signs of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, I described how Theresa Robaldo recognized [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Unless you have been isolated in a remote retreat, you probably have heard and read all  about the swine flu. Comedy Central’s programs “The Daily Show with John Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” are buzzing about it. Vice President Joe Biden angered the airline industry today by advocating that his [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
It’s 9 p.m. on Monday night. Dinner is done and my husband is finishing the dishes. School lunches are chilling in the refrigerator. It’ s time for me to start my evening rituals so that I can get my eight hours of sleep time. Without it, I just don’t function [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
My sophomore in high school has the dreaded “Zero Period” this year.
Normally, first period classes start at 8:05 a.m. A few years ago, the school district was juggling the multiple problems of increasing student enrollment, lack of space in each classroom to accommodate more students, and lack of land and [...]

By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog
Do you worry?
I know I do.
Caregivers often encounter unexpected crises and need to make complex medical decisions on a moment’s notice for the loved ones under our care. Difficult questions can continue to weigh on you when you most need to rest. Your mind keeps wandering back to a jungle [...]