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What do we do about the Flu?  • January 24, 2017  •  Issue #985
Today's Caregiver eNewsletter

Today’s Caregiver Friendly Award Previous Winners

Gary BargOK Now What?
A Caregiver's Guide to What Matters
by Nancy Taylor Robson and Sue Collins
Head to Wind Publishing

This deliberately slim book is packed with tips and lists drawn from 40 years of nursing and hospice experience. But it also includes the stories of other caregivers, recipes for easy, healthy meals for time-crunched caregivers, and guides them through the loved one's death toward their next chapter. Poignant, practical, at times funny, it's like having a smart, nonjudgmental friend at hand. It's formatted for easy browsing, so you can quickly find what you need. ...more

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IN THIS ISSUE

Today's Caregiver Friendly Award Winner: OK Now What?
 

Focus on Video Magnifiers
 

Taking Care
 

Caring for Someone with the Flu
 

CareNotes



FEATURED ARTICLE

Focus on Video Magnifiers

By Kristine Dwyer, LSW, Staff Writer

Martha and Ken were married for more than 45 years when Ken began showing signs of multiple sclerosis. As the disease progressed and his caregiving needs increased, Martha found her own health status changing. She was having more difficulty breathing and she began to notice a decrease in her vision. Over the next two years, Ken became confined to a wheelchair and Martha was diagnosed with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and put on daily oxygen. Her eyesight continued to deteriorate to the point of near blindness. ...more


GUEST ARTICLE

Taking Care

By LeAnn Thieman

Terry stacks the breakfast dishes into the sink, hands the freshly-packed lunchboxes to her son and daughter, bundles them into their coats and boots and hustles them to the school bus. With a smile and a wave she promises, “I’ll pick you up after school. We’ll make Christmas cookies for your Girl Scout meeting, then go to your basketball game.” ...more

CARETIPS

Caring for Someone with the Flu

Keep your loved one comfortable and follow the recommendations of his or her health care provider.

Keep others in the home healthy by washing hands and household surfaces frequently.

Ensure that all medications are taken as directed. ...more


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CARENOTES

From Cheryl:

My husband has Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer and recently fell. He is now in a rehab facility and is improving slowly. The problem is that we live paycheck to paycheck and will need someone to take care of him if/when he comes home. I can take care of him when I am home, but I need to work. I make too much for Medicaid, and he is too young for Medicare. Is there anywhere I can get someone to watch him? We are pretty isolated, no family or friends. ...more

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