As caregivers, we all experience difficult days. Here is a lovely poem to remind us that Jesus is our key to Heaven, where there is no more sorrow.
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Resource-full links and tips for grandparents, caregivers, and others of the Baby Boomer Generation, known as the Sandwich Generation.
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As members of the Baby Boomer generation, we wear many hats – caregivers, grandparents, & more. Prayer is vital. Here’s one vital secret to praying for others!
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Caregivers need to be proactive about taking steps to avoid burnout. It’s vital for us to build a network of people who can help us in our elder care-giving.
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WalkerWonder has a stylish, practical product for your elderly parent’s walker or rollator walker, giving it a sense of personality.
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Dad had to give up his rolling walker for a wheelchair and I discovered some links you may find useful if you need wheelchair ramps for aging parents.
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Swine Flu Updates for Caregivers: It’s going to be very important for caregivers to monitor the Swine Flu situation. WHO (World Health Organization) raised the pandemic flu alert level to 4 . Grandkids and Grandparents: For all those who are helping with homeschooled grandkids, you’ll find this quite interesting – 10 Homeschooled Celebrities . Here’s [...]
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Happy Sunday! For those of you who aren’t able to get to church today, because of caregiving duties or because of illness (that’s me, too, this week ), or for you to share with an aging parent who is housebound, I wanted to share some intriguing verses that were linked together in a podcast I [...]
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Well, it’s time for another round of tech tip reminders for all us Sandwich Generation caregivers who really don’t have time to deal with bugs, worms, viruses, etc. Unfortunately, that’s what the nefarious authors of such things count on. So here is SandwichINK to the rescue, thanks to one of my favorite White Knights of [...]
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Reuters had an interesting, albeit sad, article on the tax woes many, including senior citizens, are finding themselves in right now, due to the economic recession we are in. Some of the primary points in the article include: There are many who are self-employed who are not paying quarterly estimated taxes due to less income [...]
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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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Hello to all of you in the Sandwich Generation. It’s time, again, to check out the resources I discovered for you this week at Twitter. Some are dealing with caregiving, some with grandparenting, some with tech info, and some are just plain random. For instance, did you know Marinara simply means ‘sailors style?’ Spanish sailors [...]
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Walking is excellent exercise for our elderly parents. If they are in reasonably good health, they can enjoy the fresh air and exercise whenever they want. When you can keep them company that’s great. Even when you can’t, it can still be a pleasure for them. However, occasionally an older person can become disoriented, turned [...]
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Sitting in a restaurant today, working on my laptop, I overhead a couple bickering at the adjoining table. It was pretty obvious they were both in bad moods and spent the whole 30 minutes they were there snapping at each other. She was trying to talk him into something he didn’t like. She started out [...]
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