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Blog Posts

• Blog Post - My mother's growing needs are putting a strain on my marriage, and I find myself wondering which will fall apart first -- her, my marriage, or me. What can I do?

  Since my dad died five years ago, my mother has had...

• Blog Post - I was the beneficiary of my mother's trust deposit until that was changed to her husband's name a couple of months before she died -- and I think it was done illegally.

  My mother moved from Orlando (where I live) to Miami...

• Blog Post - Yelling and Nagging: Not the Way to Keep Someone With Diabetes on Track

  Practical advice on how to help your parent or partner with diabetes comply with health recommendations.

• Blog Post - Would You Rather Your Parent Had Dementia or Alzheimer's or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration?

  Is "dementia" an outdated word, like "mongoloid" or "cripple"?

• Blog Post - Help! My mom's in hospice and my sister and I are arguing about her funeral.

  Our mom has said she wants to be cremated "so you don...

• Blog Post - Call Us Cancer "Carepartners"

  When you're helping someone you love battle cancer, you're right there on the front lines with them.

• Blog Post - Aging Parents and Dental Care: A Life-and-Death Issue

  Regular dental care for your parents can be a matter of life and death.

• Blog Post - Should I be responsible for my father's funeral bill when he never paid child support for me?

  My parents have been divorced for more than 20 years...

• Blog Post - My dad wants to double-date with me!

  What to do when your elderly dad starts dating -- and he wants to double-date with you and your spouse.

• Blog Post - New Vocabulary Words for Caregivers

  Thoughts on the power of language to influence our perspective on care-giving for the better.

Questions & Answers

• 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 - Are family corporations good or bad?

  My parents set up a family corporation to pass along their assets. Is a family corporation a good way to do this and to avoid taxes?

• Question - What do I say to my mom when her Alzheimer's causes her to forget the obvious?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What's the best way to ask for a second opinion on my mother's breast cancer?

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

• Question - Should my active parent check his blood sugar during exercise?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do I make sure my father with Alzheimer's remembers to take his medicines?

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

• Question - Any suggestions for talking to my father, who has Alzheimer's, about his finances?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Should I bring my four-year-old to my father's funeral?

  Is it OK to bring a child to a funeral or memorial? It depends on the child's temperament -- some kids do better at funeral services than others.

News

• News - Domestic Violence Harms Long-Term Health of Victims

  THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Women and men...

• News - When It Comes to a Mate, Beauty Can't Be Beat

  THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- With Valentine...

• News - Quality of Life an Issue in Prostate Cancer Treatment

  WEDNESDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Quality-of...

• News - Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances

  FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Partnerships between...

• News - Being Single in Midlife Could Raise Risk for Dementia Later

  WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- If you are single...