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Sandwich Generation news includes help for one of the quieter symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, less sugar to stave off a type 2 diabetes diet, geriatric care…

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Happy Mother’s Day! In honor of the occasion I have prepared a cute little Smilebox card for you. If you haven’t yet picked up a Mother’s Day gift because you were so busy with caregiving, grandparenting, and all the other Sandwich Generation duties in your life, you can print this out and give it to [...]

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A review of the Boomers & Seniors Blog Carnival for April 21, 2009 with interesting articles for the Baby Boomer Generation, Senior Citizens, grandparents, etc.

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Caregiving for those with chronic illnesses can be especially difficult. Most of us can handle helping for a short term. But chronic means long-term, on-going. It can mean months, years, or even decades of helping a loved one with health issues that can get worse, and rarely get better.  When I helped my mom and [...]

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CAREGIVING’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY PARTICIPANTS: Welcome to SandwichINK . This site is written with the Sandwich Generation in mind. My goal is the encourage you and inform you as you go about your daily tasks. If you are a caregiver for an elderly parent, still taking care of a child and/or helping take care of grandkids, [...]

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Providing wise care for your aging parents when using a Power of Attorney was discussed in yesterday’s post . Today, I want to follow that up with some additional information that is especially relevant in today’s economy. With all the changes in the marketplace, including banks buying out other banks, merging, and sometimes even closing, [...]

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Power of Attorney. Doesn’t that sound powerful? You watch TV, someone produces one of those, and they have total power with no problems. Now try that in the real world. You’ll probably find it’s not quite that easy. Don’t get me wrong. It’s vital to have one. I highly recommend asking an attorney for the [...]

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