Posted in ALS, Alzheimer's, Daddy, Father's Day, aging, amelia island, atlanta georgia, books, boomer women, cancer, care partner, care receiver, caregiver, caregiving, children, church, daughters, death, dementia, diabetes, dying, elder care, eldercare, elderly, family, family caregiving, florida, grieving, guilt, healthcare, heart disease, home passing, inspirational, law of attraction, memoir, mothering, mothers, neurological disorders, parents, relationships, sandwich generation, senior care, seniors, trauma, wisdom, women's health, writing, tagged childhood drownings, death of a child on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We avoid thinking about or dealing with death at every turn.
Even caregivers who are caring for their aging parents try not to think about the inevitable end.
Cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, combined with age will eventually claim the lives of those we love. And sadly, by not fully anticipating and participating in [...]
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Posted in ALS, Alzheimer's, adult day cares, aging, amelia island, authors, book reviews, bookstores, boomer, boomer women, brain, breaking point, care partner, care receiver, caregiver, caregiver stress, caregiving, community care, daughters, death, dementia, depression, elder care, elder driving, eldercare, elderly, emotional, end of life, family, family caregiving, geriatrics, grieving, health, healthcare, home passing, hospice, hospital, mothering, nerves, neurological disorders, neurology, pallative care, parenting, parkinson's, relationships, sandwich generation, senior care, seniors, sex, women, women's health, tagged family care, urinary tract infections, american medical association, pain, bladder infections, care facilities, nursing homes, prostrate care, kidney infections, kidney stones on May 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
If you’ve ever had a bladder infection (the common name for UTIs), then you know how very painful they can be.
If you haven’t, let me describe one for you:
Many times, you don’t realize right off what’s wrong.
You’re edgier than normal. You feel “different down there,” but you’re not sure. Then, you get [...]
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Posted in Barnes & Noble Bookstores, Borders Bookstores, Savannah, amelia island, book club, caregiver, caregiving, events, florida, gainesville, humor, jacksonville, library, memoir, presentations, proposals, queries, sarasota florida, speaking on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Join Author and Presenter Carol D. O’Dell
January 11th and 12th
Floricda Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers Retreat
“Breakfast With Carol: Finding and Keeping Your Everyday Joy”
8am
Sarasota, Florida
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January 14th
Amelia Island Book Club
Author Chat
7pm
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January 19th, 10am
Florida Writer’s Association Meeting in the Ancient City
St. Augustine, Florida
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January 28-April 4th, Wednesdays 1-3pm
University of North Florida
Lifelong Learning Institute
Neptune Beach Community Center
Memoir [...]
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