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Palm Desert Caregiver Meeting 01-20-2020
Caregiver Meeting: (For caregivers only) Come share the ups and downs of living with somebody with Parkinson's. Together there are ways of finding solutions that,...
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February 26, 2017
CARING FOR MYSELF
Caring for a person with a chronic illness, such as Parkinson’s disease, on a full-time basis can be overwhelming. Following are some ideas you...
January 2, 2017
Palm Desert Caregiver Meeting 12-16-2019
Caregiver Meeting: (For caregivers only) Come share the ups and downs of living with somebody with Parkinson's. Together there are ways of finding solutions that,...
January 2, 2017
Palm Desert Caregiver Meeting 12-02-2019
Caregiver Meeting: (For caregivers only) Come share the ups and downs of living with somebody with Parkinson's. Together there are ways of finding solutions that,...
December 31, 2015
COPING WITH CAREGIVING
It can be a labor of love, and sometimes a job of necessity. A total of about 43 million U.S. adults provide unpaid care...
September 30, 2015
CAREGIVER STRESS – TAKING CARE OF THE CAREGIVER
The definition of a caregiver is one that provides help to another person in need. In the Parkinson’s world, this is typically an adult...
April 29, 2015
SAVE A LIFE
It is time to view the medical world differently. The following information is a “sign of the times” in health and medicine. Ask yourself,...
September 30, 2014
WHAT IS SUNDOWNING, WHAT CAUSES IT AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT THE CAREGIVER?
Sundowning is basically a group of symptoms that may come with or without a disease. By itself, it is not a disease; however, it...
August 31, 2014
POLLS SHOW HIGHER STRESS IN CARING FOR SPOUSE
So you’ve promised “in sickness and in health," but whose health? One new poll shows that being the caregiver to an ill spouse carries...
December 1, 2012
Ease The Anxiety of the Holidays
Holidays are meant to be a joyful time of celebration and creating good memories with family and friends. But for the person whose life...
October 1, 2012
Caregivers, Who's Taking Care of You?
CAREGIVERS, Who’s Taking Care of You? Taking Care of YOU, the caregiver is VERY IMPORTANT so that you can continue caring for the person with...
August 1, 2012
Health Tips For Women Caregivers
Women who constantly care for others – children or adults – with emotional and physical problems often become very stressed themselves. Caregiver stress may show...
January 16, 2012
Caregiver Burnout- Has Your Attitude Changed?
CAREGIVER BURNOUT HAS YOUR ATTITUDE CHANGED? Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion AND Is often accompanied by a change in...
January 16, 2012
A Caregiver's Bill Of Rights
A CAREGIVER’S BILL OF RIGHTS I have the right: 1. To take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness; it will give me...
June 27, 2011
Care for the Caretaker
This book was written by Henny Backus, actress and wife of actor Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo, Gilligan’s Island, and Rebel Without a Cause), who...
