caregivers
July 12, 2018
Anyone who suffers from fecal incontinence (FI) is bound to find the condition frustrating and embarrassing.
July 11, 2018
Caregivers turning 50 is a milestone for many people. The half-century mark comes with new rules for medical tests and often brings a couple of health-related signals, concerning diet indicating that it’s for some dietary changes. […]
July 10, 2018
Maintaining the appearance of one’s feet may seem frivolous to some, but proper foot care is an important component of a person’s overall health. Certain symptoms and podiatric issues can indicate more serious underlying conditions and […]
July 2, 2018
“If you don’t take care of you, no one else will.” What does this mean? For most people, it simply means that we should eat right, exercise, make healthy choices and so on.
May 31, 2018
Strokes, or “brain attacks,” disable Americans more than any other disease. With an interruption of blood to the brain, a stroke may have similar symptoms; but as everyone’s brain is different, so are the effects of […]
April 20, 2018
The varieties of situations caregivers deal with on a yearly basis often include one or more experiences with medical equipment brought into the home. Medical supply companies deal in everything from oxygen to diabetic supplies, depending […]
March 29, 2018
BY ANNE-MARIE BOTEK Narcissists—you can’t leave them, it’s nearly impossible to love them, and you feel like you want to pull your hair out whenever you’re around them.
March 28, 2018
BY CAROL BRADLEY BURSACK One sign of the aging brain, even without dementia, is that people repeat themselves more often, especially when they tell stories. There are reasons for this that are not related to dementia, though […]
March 12, 2018
I am one among millions of statistically likely only-child caregivers working on my own to provide care within the caregiving community. While not every child, even one with siblings, can or will opt to take on […]