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Many of us were settled into our respective life's daily routines when the health of a loved one declined. Suddenly the responsibilities being their primary caregiver became a reality. Being a caregiver is not limited to providing medical care. It also includes working with medical staff to ensure quality care is provided as well as legal and financial considerations. In most cases, training was not provided for the caregiver, and they feel unprepared for the level of responsibilities that they must now assume.

Como estive diante da morte milhares de vezes, concluí que há pouco a temer e muito a preparar. Infelizmente, costumo encontrar pacientes e famílias que acreditam no oposto: que a morte é terrível e que falar sobre ela ou preparar-se para ela será triste ou assustador. O objetivo deste livro é permitir que as pessoas se familiarizem com o processo da morte. Para tanto, as histórias foram agrupadas por temas, começando com as que descrevem o processo e a evolução da morte e as diversas maneiras como as pessoas reagem a ela.

Giving up your car keys and credit cards and moving into a home doesn’t have to be your life as you grow older. Technology can give you the freedom to age where you want, with a higher quality of life! Lisa M. Cini not only reveals the best tools and strategies, but helps you know what you should use when. Boom is your personal guide to all the technology, ideas, and advancements you’ll need to live your life to the fullest. Get ready to discover what is available and determine the resources that will work best for you.

At last, a practical, Christian guide for grandmothers - and for younger women preparing for that stage of life! Since our culture is in love with immaturity, advice written for "older" women can tend to focus on changes: empty nests, new priorities, grown children getting married, etc. But the Bible tells us to focus on the things that don't change: In all seasons of life, God has good works prepared in advance for us to walk in. And whether you're a young woman, married, unmarried, widowed, middle-aged, or a great-grandma, you never quit exercising that faith in Christ.

En Su Contrato de relación como cuidador de un ser querido, Hallisey analiza las delicadas y difíciles conversaciones que los cuidadores deben tener con sus seres queridos para aliviar la tensión, en ambos lados, que resultan con los deberes y las relaciones cambiantes. Ella usa ejemplos de su propia vida, así como de muchos de los clientes con los que ha trabajado. Su libro tiene como objetivo reforzar estos roles que cambian constantemente y proporcionar orientación para navegar el contrato del cuidador.

Although it is the unthinkable, all people think about it at some point, or have it in the back of their minds. Whatever your thoughts about skilled nursing homes are, the images are not always pleasant. Whether you are aging yourself, have aging parents, or have a disability, who will provide for you? Is skilled nursing the answer, and what will it cost? Carefully choosing options, knowing what those selections mean, and demystifying the process is the central theme of Love and Loss: The Storied Nature of Nursing Home Care.

Caregiving can be a positive experience if families better understand aging, understand the disease their loved one has, learn how to improve family communication, and have an aging plan. The Invisible Patient provides inspiration, encouragement, and step-by-step guidance to ease the caregiving journey. The author leaves no stone unturned, providing personal anecdotes and scenarios about the caregiving process, and includes numerous references and resources in this guide to caring for the caregiver.

In Amaging™, author Margie Hackbarth reveals the ways affirmations help us set and achieve meaningful goals during this phase of life’s journey. This includes how to recognize and tackle unconscious and deep-rooted age bias. She teaches how to pause to reflect, then guides listeners to shift from reluctantly aging to intentionally aging.

"Älter werden wir alle, auf das Wie kommt es an." Wie es gelingt, geistig jung, gesund und voller Elan zu bleiben, lebt uns Dr. med. Marianne Koch vor. "Erfolgreich altern" nennt sie das, und was alles dazugehört, erzählt sie hier. Marianne Koch beleuchtet physiologische wie psychische Aspekte, die das Altern mit sich bringt. Sie geht auf das Selbstbewusstsein ein, auf Ernährung und Bewegung, auf lebenslanges Lernen, das Problem der Einsamkeit, den Umgang mit Verlusten und zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, die Lust am Neuen nicht zu verlieren. Am Ende steht die Frage: Wer bin ich heute - und wer möchte ich morgen sein?

Judy Gaman was so busy making a name for herself that she barely took the time to meet a stranger, enjoy life, or simply stop to breathe. Immersed in her job as the director of business development for a high-profile medical practice - a job that required her to write health and wellness books and host a nationally syndicated radio show - she spent every day going full speed ahead with no looking back. That is, until the day she met Lucille Fleming. What began as a quick meeting became a lasting friendship that transformed into an inseparable bond.

Ein Neuanfang mit Patina muss nicht immer verstaubt sein. Er kann auch glänzen! Gerade fünfzig geworden und alles auf Anfang? Als die quirlige Carola herausfindet, dass ihr Mann sie betrügt, steigt sie aus der gemeinsamen Firma aus und fängt noch einmal von vorn an. Geht nicht gibt's nicht. So sucht sie ihr neues Glück auf unterschiedlichen Wegen: über Fortbildungskurse, eine Typveränderung, Dating-Apps und neue Bekanntschaften. Doch es geht eben nicht mehr alles so einfach wie mit zwanzig.

In Your Caregiver Relationship Contract, Hallisey, discusses how caregiving changes the everyday lives of the caree, the caregiver, and their circle of loved ones. She uses examples from her own life, as well as many of her clients, to help you work through your elderly parents’ expectations, how to set caregiver boundaries, the need to structure hard conversations with mom and dad, and how to pull together a support network for caregiver self-care. Her book aims to bolster these ever-changing roles and provide guidance in navigating the caregiver contract.

The decisions we make from our hearts, using good guidance and information, are often the best ones. Our culture focuses on reactionary health care rather than proactive life decisions. This approach can be devastating if we wait too long to choose a positive living environment.

A practical, compassionate guide to caring for a loved one with dementia written by an RN with 40 years experience.

So the cover picture is how our household scene was layout of house: our fur family, cozy love sofa, Dave’s computer cave, Mom’s comfy recliner, and my kitchen, a.k.a. crying/sipping station. Cheers! In advance! Sip, sip. Have your favorite drink ready for this Tipsy Caregiver’s tale. Dementia, a.k.a. the d-word, put all the sadness and heartbreak aside for a moment.

Right now, all across the world, many people are losing hope. It is being replaced by fear - fear of the unknown, fear of poverty, fear of a global pandemic; fear of death and violence, fear of turmoil and social upheaval. We are in the middle of transition, and change frightens people. My primary purpose for writing this book was to rekindle hope within the hearts and minds of humanity, especially my fellow Christians, because we are the ones who harbor the ultimate hope of the universe.

Tasha Morton is a force of nature: a brilliant educator who’s left her mark on generations of students—and also a whirlwind of a mother, intrusive, chaotic, oppressively devoted, and irrepressible.

Being a grandparent...is the highlight of your golden years. But how can you make the most of this time and leave a legacy for generations to come? With the help of their children, their spouses, and 22 grandchildren, Winston and Linda Egan have written this guide to show you how you can build close, loving relationships in your family while creating memories that last forever.

My stepmother, June, lived alone until her nineties, but over time, she fell into the depths of dementia. With no biological children of her own, I was the one left to guide her down the path toward the end of her life. Haunted by my father's last words to me to take care of his Junie, I couldn't walk away from this difficult task.

Guidance for those facing the end of life transition of a loved one. Useful information along with comforting stories, poems and prayers, to help your loved one, yourself, family, and friends through the challenging days ahead. A book to share. A book to keep.