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10 Ways to Provide Better Care

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By Caroline Tapp-McDougall Being involved in family caregiving isn’t the easiest task for anyone, given its personal nature and inherent challenges. After all, the circumstances caregivers face are often difficult and stressful. Let’s look then at things to think about and ways to stay as happy and healthy as possible while still providing the best […]
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When the chips are down

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Prompt decision-making is often important and juggling and coping are the mantras of this stage of care. Oftentimes, the need to care for our elders is caused by an “accident” or “incident.” Suddenly, we find ourselves face to face with a doctor in the emergency room or rushing home from work to deal with a crisis.
Caregiving

Aging in Place: Myth or reality?

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In some respects, the rapid aging of our population is the most dramatic public policy challenge facing Canada since we officially became an urban nation back in the 1930s, when the percentage of Canadians living in urban areas surpassed the percentage of rural residents (the rest of the world only reached this milestone within the past decade!). Ninety years later, we are
Health & Wellness

Living with lymphedema

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Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be president of a lymphedema association. I had never heard the word lymphedema until I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I endured six months of chemotherapy and a month of radiation and thought I was in the clear. Then, as a complication of an infection, I developed lymphedema.
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When pigs can fly

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Caregiving is not all doom and gloom. Many of us often find that unexpectedly hilarious things happen. Funny stories make us and the person we’re caring for—laugh, and they often help us to get through difficult situations. But before we take a look at three families and their ways of coping, let’s look at what laughter can do for our health.