When you live far away from your elderly family member, you don’t always know exactly what is going on in her daily life. Having a
Your world crashed when your dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. While he’s okay at home for now, what about the future? You also want to
Sarcoidosis is a condition in which clusters of cells build up in areas of the body, such as the skin, lungs, eyes, and joints. These
August is National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month. As a family caregiver this is the ideal opportunity for you to learn more about this condition
Many family caregivers feel as if one schedule or way of handling life is all that they need. Unfortunately, needs change and sometimes your schedule
Your loved one needs plenty of the right foods and drinks in order to keep her body powered up, especially if she has COPD. Work
In your role as a family caregiver, protecting your senior’s health is one of your most important priorities. Part of this is being able to
When a person is diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), it’s normal to be anxious about the diagnosis and what the future may bring. However, research
One of the ways that caregivers struggle when their loved ones have Alzheimer’s disease is in keeping a connection to that loved one. It doesn’t
If you are the caregiver for an aging parent with osteoporosis, you might have trouble putting yourself in his or her shoes. You know all
