CAREGIVING:

Caregivers’ tips to meet daily challenges from Alzheimer’s Disease International per @Carebuzz.

MindingOurElders’, Carol Bursack, has a great review of two excellent books for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Husband cares for wife with Alzheimer’s at home. Such a bittersweet, loving story from @ALZHEIMERSread . He also has an interesting article, Five Ways to Keep Alzheimer’s Away.

@TinaFightsFire reminds us, “DO NOT smoke when on oxygen!” “An elderly woman and her 66-year-old daughter died in a trailer park fire in northwest Tucson late Friday after a lighted cigarette and medical oxygen combined to spark the blaze.”

Sudden behavioral changes in dementia patients could signify medical issues, such as urinary tract infection. Be sure to call the doctor in this situation. Per @BethPo

Important for ALL AGES: Make sure you read your own medical records and those of your family members you care for!  Per@ mike_gamble.

GRANDPARENTS:

A big thank you to @toothfairycyber for the cute, personalized pillowcase I won! What a  lovely gift for for my granddaughters. Since my east coast granddaughter got the Hannah Montana book I won a couple of months ago, my west coast granddaughters get to have fun with this. We are going to use it as a “special day” and/or “sick day” special pillowcase.    She also has sweet, personalized tooth fairy pillows, complete with pockets for the latest tooth! Very cute!

If you’d like a chance to try to win one of these cute pillows, visit My Household Junk to enter her contest.

Got a brand new grandbaby on the way? Here’s a great solution for the Baby Shower Gift Dilemma – a handmade quilt.

Don’t forget about Twinstock! There are lots of great giveaways going on there!!

SANDWICH GENERATION:

The England newspaper, Daily Mail, has an article about concerns over the medicine for Swine Flu!

It’s good for caregivers to know that patients don’t have to be elderly to qualify for hospice. They just need to be terminally ill and in need of comfort. It’s a great service! Per @ruthannhogue.

Are you feeling crushed by your circumstances? Lynn Mosher has a wonderful article of encouragement, The Sweet Aroma of Crushing.

Speaking of Encouragement – Wait on the Lord, Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord. Ps 27.14

Last, but not least, here’s an adorable penguin video.

Wasn’t that a cute “caregiving” story?

Post from: SandwichINK.com

Twitter Tuesday: Resources for the Sandwich Generation 8-17-09