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Unbroken Chain
I had been
working as a video producer for the past ten years, when my
dad passed in 1991, so you would think that it would have
been second nature for me to pick up a camera and record his
thoughts and memories for posterity. I actually thought
about it a few times, but could not get past the notion that
he would have seen the action as my acknowledgement that he
would not be with us for much longer. This is a case of
over-thinking an issue that I regret to this day. I am
reminded of this event (or non-event) because of an article
I saw in the local paper about the StoryCorps project
rolling into town at the end of the month (www.storycorps.net).
This is a project in which a mobile sound studio travels the
country seeking interviews with people across the nation for
archiving at the Library of Congress. The thing I like the
most about this project is that they ask family members to
interview one another. In this way, the folklore of a family
does not pass with the generations. Even if the studio does
not roll into your town, this is an opportunity that I think
we all must take to keep our families’ oral histories alive
for future generations. And if your loved one is not able to
be interviewed, talk with other family members from their
generation. Take it from me, if you do not do this, you may
come to regret it for a long time, and besides, your
great-great-grandchildren will thank you for your efforts.
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
2006 Caregiver Friendly Award Nomination
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Separating
Long Term Care Insurance
Myths From Realities
By Kenneth Schulman, CLTC
Parents and their adult children can never begin too early to
think about their families’ potential needs for care in their “golden”
years, and there’s no better time than November to begin that
discussion. Why November? ...Continued
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Additional Articles::
Prisoners of Compassion
by Dr. Gerald Trigg
Henry Nouwen suggested that those involved in the helping
professions, whether ministers who happen to be clergy, nurses or what
have you, are "Wounded Healers". That title seems particularly
appropriate for those who are Caregivers.
...Continued
Alternative Perspectives: Caring For Children
By Dr. Mitchell Ghen
Caregivers of children, more often than not, will look for
alternative means of treatment, especially if conventional modalities
are creating side effects, or they are failing.
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Disease Management:
Riding The New Wave of Care
by
Rose Lucas, RN
The Health Care Industry is looking like old Scrooge every day.
Between the doctor’s fees for services that don’t come with the
Marcus Welby, MD bedside manner, to the faster than a
speeding bullet price rises in pharmaceutical drugs, the industry
is looking pretty grungy.
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Suggestions When Feeding Your Elderly Loved
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Alleviate any diversions when eating, and be basic
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I need some advice.
My 90 year old Mother has lived with us
for 6 years. She is extremely unhappy
and difficult to live with. She is
making us unhappy too.
She has no
friends, is always complaining, we
run to doctors constantly with
little relief.
I think it is time
that we move her to assisted living. It
appears that there are the large places
or those for only 6 people.
How do I determine
which is the best and how do I get her
there against her will?
Thanks for any help
you may be able to give me.
SB
Answer This Week's CareNote:
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