The Challenge Of Death And Dying: Caring For Aging Parents
Death is inevitable and a part of life. But what if you are the one who must end someone's life? The emotionally complex nature of dealing with an aging parent can be difficult to navigate. This blog post offers tips on how to care for your aged family member in the best possible way, including an overview of the stages that an individual goes through in this specific time. Painful as it may be, you will find a new sense of peace knowing that you were able to help them achieve their fullest potential before the inevitable happened.
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Do you have a good sense of what your dog is trying to tell you? If not, then read on. You will find a great deal of helpful information on how to interpret your pets posture, body language, and bark.
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Caring for an Aging Parent: What Does Your Dog Tell You About Your Parent? by Barbara Uphoff, Ph.D.
Your dog is your loved one's primary source of communication. He or she may be a companion at your home, often accompanying you when you go to meet your parent. In fact, a lot of people say that their dog has become their child! In order to understand your dogs behavior around your parent and what he or she is trying to tell you, you first must understand the relationship between dogs and humans from a canine perspective.
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Creating a Caregiving Framework for Your Child
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What you need to know about dementia
This article was published at Suite101: http://www.suite101.com/content/what-you-need-to-know About these articles: Chronic diseases are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, costing an average of $1,425 per person per year (CDC). One chronic disease where the economic impact is enormous is Alzheimer's Disease, which affects over 5.4 million people in the United States and Canada, killing more than 83,000 every year (Alzheimer's Association). While there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, early diagnosis provides patients and their families with greater peace of mind and enhanced quality of life. A diagnosis also allows caregivers to prepare by taking steps to safeguard health and prevent emergencies.
In the face of this daunting reality, my passion is to better understand who we are as a person through the application of neuroscience research. Specifically, I am interested in identifying neural markers that are associated with risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia.
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Article Spotlight: Helping Children Cope With Loss
Nick Vujicic is a teenager with a heart as big as Kansas. This "perfect" teen has a rare condition called Timothy Syndrome, which means he's missing his heart. But that didn't stop him from helping other people cope with their loss when his own mother died of cancer at the age of 41. Today, Nick visits schools around Australia to talk about the loss of people he loves to teach kids how to be strong in the face of difficult circumstances.
This article was published on the Huffington Post website.
Katie Couric Interviews Nick Vujicic: Helping Children Cope With Loss
Article Spotlight: Stories of the Aged and their Caregivers: From Generation to Generation
Caring For Your Aging Parents – Dr. Barbara Uphoff’s Blog, Writer, Researcher and Lecturer at UC Davis in Geriatrics, Psychology & Neuroscience is a Website dedicated to enhancing your quality of life and well-being through technology, health care innovation and more by providing informative articles that have been researched based. She is a writer who believes in the power of sharing experiences, which she does through her blogs.
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Stress Management 101
When It Comes To Stress, Mine is a Do Over! If you experienced emotional trauma in your past, then you are probably familiar with the phenomenon known as "a do over." You can have the first time right or have it right after the second time. One effective way of dealing with stress is the practice of yoga, but you don't have to take my word for it. Here are some other techniques and thoughts that may help you manage your stress better.
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Article Spotlight: Helping Children Cope With Losses
Nick Vujicic, 17-year-old from Australia, suffers from a rare condition which means he's missing his heart. But his funeral was not the only thing he promised his grieving mother he would do before she died last year – Nick promised his mother she'd see him when he turned 18 in two years' time. Nick wanted to ensure his mother's attendance at his school graduation and so he's travelling 4300km across Australia, by bicycle, to make sure she is there.
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Katie Couric Interviews Nick Vujicic: Helping Children Cope With Losses
Article Spotlight: Commemorative Tribute and Healing Ceremony for the Victims of 9/11 and the Victims of 7/7 (The London Terrorist Attacks) & Their Families
Dr. Barbara Uphoff, Ph.D., is a writer/researcher and lecturer in the field of aging and senior care at UC Davis in Geriatrics, Psychology & Neuroscience. She is a Writer who believes in the power of sharing experiences, which she does through her blogs.
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Understanding Your Elderly Parent's Pain
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Table of Contents
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………... 3
Section I: In Search of the Fountain of Youth……………..…………….…………...... 5 1. So What Is Aging Anyway? ……………………………..5 2. When Do You Start to Age? ..……..…6 3. What are the Stages of Aging? ..….7 4. How Do We Die and What Happens to Our Bodies When We Die? ..8 5. How Long Can Humans Live?…………..9 6.