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After 50 years of marriage the couple was sitting at the dinner table and the wife said to her husband: "After all these years of marriage I know that you are Tried and Tru...
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This year, close to 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer. It is among the cancers thought to be related to the HPV virus; tobacco and alcohol use ar...
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I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age.
A little concerned about that comm...
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The average monthly cost of assisted living varies by state. Find out what the average is near you. For example, monthly costs for assisted living in Arkansas are quite ...
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When making your senior care plans, keep in mind that some options might be more (or less) expensive than you think.
Nursing Homes
Many people think senior care mean...
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Gavin Dougherty's book Alzheimer's Moments: Memories From a Caregiver's Diary documents his family's journey through Alzheimer's caregiving. He recounts his cross-country m...
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Life in assisted living can be a great way to combat loneliness.
In the best communities, your loved one will make friends and participate in lots of fun and meaningful ...
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Maybe you're wary of senior living because it involves moving. It's not easy to help your loved one downsize, pack, and relocate. There's a lot of stress -- for you, and ...
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Understandably, many families don't make senior care decisions until it's crisis time. It can be a gloomy topic, and no one wants to dive in before they have to.
But doi...
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As you're planning for your loved one's senior care needs, you might be wondering whether it's time for assisted living. Does your loved one need help with activities of ...
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Can seizures from epilepsy be controlled?
Sixty percent of people who develop seizures can easily control them with medication, or they find that they go away. Twenty-...
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What music always brings you back to the good ol' days? Is it Elvis? David Bowie? Maybe it's Frank Sinatra's classics. Or Joel Grey and the Caberet?
See what these seniors...
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How many people have COPD?
15 million Americans are reported to have been diagnosed with COPD.1
Who gets COPD more: men or women?
Women are more likely to report COP...
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An old man shuffled ... slowly ... into an ice cream parlor.
After a long while, he pulled himself ... slowly ... painfully ... up onto a stool at the counter.
After catc...
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"April . . . hath put a spirit of youth in every thing." (Sonnet XCVIII)
-- William Shakespeare
Sweet spring is your
time is my time is our
time for springtime is lovetime...
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Assisted living regulations vary by state. If you're doing research to find out more about assisted living options for a loved one, or if you're looking for information abo...
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Carol O'Dell's mission is to be a voice of hope, wisdom, and, above all, compassion for every family caregiver who has ever had a bad day. A writer and speaker on the sub...
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"How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment. We can start now, start slowly, changing the world. How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make a contribution ...
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How many people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation?
More than 2 million Americans are estimated to have "A-fib."1
What is the economic impact of atrial fibrillation in...
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How many people in the U.S. have multiple sclerosis?
More than 400,000 people in the U.S. have MS.1
Who gets multiple sclerosis more often, men or women?
MS is at leas...
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An 80-year-old man went to the doctor for a checkup, and the doctor was amazed at what good shape the guy was in. The doctor asked, "To what do you attribute your good heal...
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Hunting for assisted living can be hard. After all, you want to make sure you find the best place for your loved one -- and it also needs to be clean, well run, and within ...
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Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon & Garfunkel
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get...
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How many people in the U.S. have Alzheimer's?
About 5.4 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease today.1
How many people are projected to get Alzheimer's?
By 20...
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Wondering what a move to senior living might be like for your loved one?
We scoured the Web and discovered a treasure trove of videos from news outlets, industry organizat...
