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• Engage With Grace Provides Valuable Tool for End-Of-Life Discussions

  During this time, we as a family also had many talks about quality of life over quantity of life. I never had a doubt about what my parents wanted done, or not done, as their own lives slowly drifted to an end. Posted Nov 23 2008, 01:01 AM by Minding Our Elders&reg Filed under: Tips for Caregivers, Tips for Seniors, When We Are Both, Health, Empathy for Seniors, Empathy for Caregivers, Reflections, Weblogs, Current Affairs

• Obsessive Caregiving Can Be Harmful To Caregiver and Care Receiver

  The list went on and on. Daily baths, attention paid to her mother’s nails, lotions, pulling chin hairs…on and on and on. She got a standing ovation, but my heart ached for her. She was in her early 50s and looked in her late 70s. She was smiling but looked as if life had beat her with a crowbar." Posted Oct 24 2008, 01:01 AM by Minding Our Elders&reg Filed under: When We Are Both, Health, Empathy for Seniors, Empathy for Caregivers, Reflections, Weblogs

• Minding Our Elders Makes NYTimes.com Online Resource List

  I'm please and honored that veteran health reporter Jane Gross listed Minding Our Elders under resources for caregivers Posted Aug 09 2008, 02:30 AM by Minding Our Elders&reg Filed under: When We Are Both, Health, Empathy for Seniors, Empathy for Caregivers, Weblogs