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• Article - How to Tell if Your Parent Is Having a Heart Attack

  Five heart attack symptoms to watch for and how to respond if you see symptoms of a heart attack.

• Article - How Much Care Will Your Parent Need After a Stroke?

  How to assess how much care and help your parent will need after a stroke.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People With Diabetes

  Find advice from self-help writer Stephen R. Covey in a guide for people with type 2 diabetes and their caregivers called The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with Diabetes.

• Blog Post - I'm not close to my dad's new wife, and that's keeping me from caring for him as much as I'd like to (he has Alzheimer's). How can I step in and help him more?

  What to do when your elderly father's new wife comes between you and him.

• Blog Post - Cancer Patients Tell It Like It Is

  Cancer patients beg doctors to speak plainly about cancer prognosis and treatment.

• Blog Post - Caregiving: Does it Have to Be This Hard?

  A summary of caregiving in the U.S. in 2008: some statistics and how it got this way

• Blog Post - A "Hip" New Sound or a Noisy Nuisance?

  Why some artificial ceramic hips squeak and what people with hip replacements are doing about it.

• Blog Post - It Takes a Neighborhood (Part II)

  Taking care of an elderly neighbor can enrich the lives of everyone involved.

• 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 - Too Skinny? Too Fat? Both Raise Your Risk of Dementia

  Being too fat OR too thin puts you at risk for dementia, according to a review of past studies.

• Blog Post - Dementia Caregivers: You Really Ought to Talk About It

  New study shows one on one therapy helps reduce the burden on caregivers and their depressive symptoms.

• Blog Post - What Do You Give an Old Dad for Father's Day?

  What aging dads really need for Father's Day can't be wrapped.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Two months after my father-in-law's passing, my mother-in-law with dementia no longer recognizes my wife. What could have triggered this?

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• Question - I made the decision to take my wife off life supports at the doctors recomendation. Will I have problems with her lfe insurance carrior when filing to collect?

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• Question - can I get my wife pregnant after going through chemotherapy?

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• Question - Does divorce protect one spouse's assets from the long-term care costs of the other spouse?

  When funds and other property are jointly held, some people consider divorce, at least on paper, to protect some assets from long-term care costs.

• Question - Answer To Joint Will And Probate Question

  First, get straight on what's joint property and what's a joint will. Then understand that while most wills must be probated, some can go through a simplified procedure.

• Question - Does a joint will have to go through probate?

  First, get straight on what's joint property and what's a joint will. Then understand that while most wills must be probated, some can go through a simplified procedure.

• Question - My wife, age 88, does not like to take a shower. Is this normal?

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• Question - How can I get Medicare to pay for my wife's glasses?

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• Question - what financial steps should I take to both protect my wife as she progresses and steps of Alzheimer's?

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• Question - Are there programs that can help with the cost of in-home care?

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• Question - Do we tell my grandmother, who is suffering from Alzheimers, about a death in the family?

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• Question - Why don't you write about spouses taking care of spouses?

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• Question - If a couple is separated but own a house jointly, does one filing bankruptcy affect the other's financial affairs?

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• Question - What health insurance options are available to someone on Social Security Disability, not yet eligible for Medicare, and whose spouse has no health coverage through her employer?

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• Question - Will I have access to my father's health records?

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• Question - What are some tips for a long distance caregiver to a dad with pancreatic cancer?

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• Question - How do you know when it is time to declare a parent incompetent and how is this accomplished?

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• Question - How can I convince my father to go to an Alzheimer's adult day care?

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• Question - My father has had a stroke and has no will. How do I ensure his things are taken care of?

  A parent who wishes to make a will may be able to do so, even after suffering a stroke.

• Question - My mom asked to be moved to assisted living, and now she is miserable. What can I do?

  I'm worried because my mother is miserable in her assisted living facility -- and she seems to be rapidly going down hill.

• Question - What can I say when my parent with cancer falls into self-pity?

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• Question - How do I get help, such as someone to assist with housework, for a relative undergoing cancer treatment that also lives alone?

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• Question - What can I do if my co-executor will not meet with me?

  Co-executors are both legally responsible for winding up an estate within a reasonable time. If you can't get the other person to cooperate, act quickly to right the wrong.

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Use a Personal Fan to Combat Nausea

  Nausea, which affects about half of those who undergo...