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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - What Alzheimer's Caregivers Need Even More Than a Cure

  Alzheimer's caregivers need care resources as urgently as a cure

• Blog Post - The World Mourns Randy Pausch's Death From Pancreatic Cancer

  Pancreatic cancer patient Randy Pausch gained worldwide fame with his "Last Lecture" video and book, a legacy that hopefully will translate into new treatment options for deadly pancreatic cancer.

• Blog Post - A New, Cool, and Easy Way to Support the Fight Against Alzheimer's

  Caring.com and the Alzheimer's Association have partnered to create a purple ribbon campaign to raise funds and awareness for the fight against Alzheimer's.

• Blog Post - It Takes a Neighborhood (Pt. 1)

  Neighbors pitch in to help an isolated elderly neighbor so he can stay in his own home.

• Blog Post - Mom Far Away? Cool Gift Ideas, and Yes, There's Still Time!

  Mother's Day ideas for a mom who lives far away.

• Blog Post - 5 Surprising Ways to Use Memories to Help People With Memory Loss

  Reminiscence therapy improves mood and communication in people with Alzheimer's and dementia by prodding deeply-held memories.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Why do we need to donate blood for a transfusion for my father, whose blood type is O-negative?

  My parent's doctor wants our family to donate blood for his transfusion. He's O negative. Why do we need to donate blood for this procedure?

• Question - What is my mother's legal obligation to pay donation pledges she has given over the phone?

  There are some ways to cut back on hectoring calls from charitable organizations--and guidelines about whether a person must make good on pledges.

• Question - What could be wrong with my mother-in-law who makes irrational decisions and wets herself, yet the hospital says she's competent?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Can my parent give durable power of attorney for healthcare to one child, and durable power of attorney for finance to another?

  Can my parents give one child durable power of attorney for healthcare and one durable power of attorney for finances? Power of attorney can be split.

• Question - My parents are 81 & 82, my father was in a bad car accident...

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - If I'm the partner on a friend's checking account, is it legal for me to distribute the funds after death?

  My friend and I had a joint checking account before he died -- he added me to his account. Can I distribute the funds from our joint account now?

• Question - My father just died. What do I do first?

  There are many details to attend to in the first week or so after a death occurs -- and the busyness can sometimes feel like a blessing.

• Question - Are living trusts and living wills the same?

  When it comes to living wills and living trusts, only the names are similar. One concerns itself with controlling medical care; the other, passing title to property.

• Question - How can I get my brother to help with Alzheimer's care?

  This question has been answered by two Community Members

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Downsizing Tips

  Don't try and do it all in one day or even one weekend...

News

• News - Corneal Transplants Can Carry Infection Risk

  TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People who donate...

• News - Initiative Links Celebrities to Cancer Research

  THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Celebrities from...