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Taking Care of Yourself as You Assume the Role of a Caregiver

According to AARP and the National Caregiver Alliance , the average caregiver is a 49 year old woman caring for a 69 year old relative. In addition to being a caregiver she is married with her own children and is working. The study says the caregiving role lasts an...

Taking Care of You Too!

Happy National Family Caregivers Month! The theme for the month this year is “Take Care to Give Care.” Part of taking care of yourself involves feeling good about yourself and your appearance. This can be hard! As caregivers, we may not get out to social gatherings...

November is National Family Caregiver’s Month

There are over 65 million people in America alone, who are caring for loved ones. Some of them don’t consider themselves caregivers because they don’t feel they fall under the definition.  Just this week, a woman told me “oh, I wasn’t a...