Caring Currents Archive February 2010

1. Long-Distance Caregiving for Someone With Cancer February 28, 2010

   Get helpful advice on how to be a caregiver and provide long distance support for a loved one fighting cancer and depression. Even from far away you can learn how to help with depression from a cancer diagnosis....  Read more

   Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
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2. Diabetics and Families Rethink Avandia February 24, 2010

   Get the facts about Avandia and Actos. The FDA finally acknowledged that diabetics taking Avandia have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Also that Avandia and Actos have been linked to fractures and bone weakening....  Read more

   Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
   
   
3. Alzheimer's Care Dilemma: No End In Sight, But Plenty of Guilt Over Wishing It Were February 23, 2010

   A helpful article with tips for Alzheimer's care and coping with the feelings of guilt over wishing the seeming endlessness of Alzheimer's caregiving would end. Guilt...  Read more

   Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor
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4. Stress-Cutting Tip #1: The Checklist February 21, 2010

   Learn how a fairly simple organizing tool, the checklist, can be the key to doing just about anything more successfully and get links to checklists for caregivers....  Read more

   Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
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5. Cancer Wisdom: The Hard Lessons We Learn From Cancer February 17, 2010

   The death from cancer of rock star Doug Feiger of The Knack highlights life lessons we learn from having cancer and the cancer wisdom gained from what we have deemed as cancer lessons....  Read more

   Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
   
   
6. Dementia Caregiving: When Nobody Appreciates You, What Can You Do? February 16, 2010

   Tips for dealing with being taken for granted or unappreciated while caregiving for a dementia patient. Learn how to handle these feelings constructively and without sounding petty....  Read more

   Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor
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7. To Eat, Or Not to Eat February 12, 2010

   Can soft drinks cause pancreatic cancer and can dark chocolate protect against stroke? Two nutrition studies swept across the nation; we dissect them to help determine what you can and can not eat....  Read more

   Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
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8. A Caregiver Valentine: Could Criticism of Your Dementia Care Really Be…Love? February 09, 2010

   A helpful Valentine's Day message about self care for stressed out dementia and Alzheimer's caregivers. Has anyone given you a hard time about your caregiving lately? ...  Read more

   Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor
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9. Nancy Kerrigan's Family Tragedy: When Rage and Violence Erupt Between Generations February 09, 2010

   Nancy Kerrigan's family tragedy moves family caregivers because we understand how violence and rage can surface between generations as they did in the Kerrigan family's story....  Read more

   Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
   
   
10. Paying for Cancer Care: What to Do When Insurance Says No February 08, 2010

    Get the facts about insurance and cancer. Cancer patients are often denied insurance coverage for cancer treatment but if they advocate effectively they can get insurance companies to pay for cancer treatment....  Read more

    Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
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11. The Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Heart February 03, 2010

    Looking for ways to protect your heart? February has been proclaimed American Heart Month and we are honoring it with the Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Heart and Promote Heart Health....  Read more

    Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
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12. How to Relieve Caregiver Stress When Every Day Feels Like "Groundhog Day" February 02, 2010

    Ways to relieve caregiver stress without disrupting the routines that are so important in caring for people with dementia. Advice on coping with feeling in a rut from caregiving for someone with dementia....  Read more

    Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor
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