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Caregivers, Stay Calm

As a caregiver, you need to stay calm. Being the calm person in the room can be incredibly helpful for your loved...

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Can I Be A Caregiver?

There is something that I have learned from many years of having been a co-caregiver for my mother.  You can do more...

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Reversing Roles with COPD  

Most of us know about children who care for aging parents, and how we switch roles later in life. In our case,...

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When Caregivers Don't Agree

It's safe to say that not all caregivers agree on how to take care of their loved ones. This can pose a few...

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From Caregiver to Advocate

As a co-caregiver for my mom, I thought about her health constantly. I spent countless days thinking about what I should do,...

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The Importance of Taking Care of YOU

I cared for my mother, who had end-stage COPD, for more than four years. It was tough, emotionally and physically, every day. Of...

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