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Resolve to Take Care of Yourself
As the economic turmoil continues around you, one stable element is your need to take care of yourself. It is up to you to set aside the time you need to reduce your stress. As a Sandwiched Boomer, impacted by the needs of aging parents as well as growing children, do you feel especially vulnerable to the strains and pressures of your family? Here are some suggestions for you. Alleviate stress by the consistent practice of yoga or meditation. The first few times you try yoga, your body may be … Continue reading
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How to Care for a Parent with Alzheimer’s
Here are some more suggestions for Sandwiched Boomers to improve the way you talk with your loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s. Keeping your communications direct will help them focus better. Avoid asking questions when possible. If you need to, provide limited choices. Give your loved one the time to answer – don’t interrupt them or fill in words. Tell loved ones exactly what you want them to do. Don’t tell them more than you need to. Don’t try to reason with them. Provide answers and solutions. Don’t become argumentative. Don’t … Continue reading
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Talking With Your Loved One
As we age, we all begin to become somewhat forgetful. But when a parent is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, talking with them becomes more and more difficult. For some ideas about how to cope with the stress of relating to a parent who has dementia, click on the title above. It will link you to our website and our article, The Sandwich Generation and Their Parents’ Tarnished Golden Years. You will learn how to take care of yourself as you cope with your parent’s Alzheimer’s disease. Today and tomorrow we will … Continue reading
