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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Quick Quiz: Should Your Parents Stay at Home or Move?

  Quiz to help adult children figure out whether aging parents can stay at home or should move to retirement communities.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How can I get my anxiety under control while caring for my mother with lung cancer?

  How do you manage the anxiety of caring for someone with a disease like cancer? Here's expert advice on easing the anxiety and stress of caregiving.

• Question - How should we deal with my dad's anxiety attacks after his stroke?

  If a parent feels anxiety after a stroke, is this normal? Or are panic attacks or anxiety after a stroke something that requires therapy or drugs?

• Question - If I'm the primary caregiver for my parent with cancer, should I join a caregivers' support group?

  Guidance on the benefits of cancer caregiver support groups and what its like to be part of one.

• Question - My elderly mother has anxiety disorder and is fine when feeling well but uncontrollable when ill. Is it time for assisted living?

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Since her cancer diagnosis, my mother has seemed very depressed. Does she need professional help?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Is it ok to drink alcohol while getting chemo?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert and a Community Member

• Question - How can I get the doctor to be more responsive when my mother has side effects from chemotherapy?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Elderly mother living alone, has numerous medical problems...

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Elderly mother living alone, has numerous medical problems...

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - Why has my mother-in-law become so irresponsible with her money since her stroke?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Why are my father's heart palpitations getting more frequent?

  This question has been answered by a Community Member

• Question - What do I do when my parent's doctor tells me something important and suggests that I not tell my parent?

  It can be very uncomfortable when you receive information from your parent's doctor that your parent doesn't have. Here's how to handle this difficult situation.

• Question - I don't think my 78-year-old mother has dementia, so why does she get sundown syndrome?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Does stress affect my parent's blood sugar levels?

  My mom is diabetic and has a tendency to get upset and anxious. Does stress have an impact on her blood sugar level, and if so, what can I do to help?

• Question - How does drinking alchohol effect chemotherapy?

  This question has been answered by two Community Members

• Question - How can I keep my father, who has dementia, from losing things?

  Does your parent with dementia keep losing things? If your parent loses things often, a few simple tricks will help keep track of his items.

• Question - How do I help my mother get over or cope with her fear of falling?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - When is it time for assisted living?

  Unanswered. Can you help?