Comments for Mothering Mother and More http://caroldodell.wordpress.com When the roles reverse and you begin parenting your parent. For the sandwich generation and all those who find themselves caregiving Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:55:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Do You Have Only Days, Weeks, or Months Left with Your Loved One? by » Do You Have Only Days, Weeks, or Months Left with Your Loved One? http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/do-you-have-only-hours-weeks-or-months-left-with-your-loved-one/#comment-1719 » Do You Have Only Days, Weeks, or Months Left with Your Loved One? Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:07:10 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-1719 [...] [Technorati] Tag results for caregiver wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Those last few hours, days, weeks, or months are a mix or panic, sorrow, numbness, and tenderness. It usually comes after an accident, diagnosis, or surgery–or sometimes, for our elderly, it follows a slow, painful descent. However you got here, my heart goes out to you. “I Don’t Know What I Should be Doing Right Now.” This is normal. You feel lost, kicked in the gut–you have little or no experience at this. I know your world feels as if it’s falling apart. You might feel the need to con [...] [...] [Technorati] Tag results for caregiver wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Those last few hours, days, weeks, or months are a mix or panic, sorrow, numbness, and tenderness. It usually comes after an accident, diagnosis, or surgery–or sometimes, for our elderly, it follows a slow, painful descent. However you got here, my heart goes out to you. “I Don’t Know What I Should be Doing Right Now.” This is normal. You feel lost, kicked in the gut–you have little or no experience at this. I know your world feels as if it’s falling apart. You might feel the need to con [...]

]]> Comment on Do You Need to be Needed? by Motivation and reflection « Fighting Monsters http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/do-you-need-to-be-needed/#comment-1718 Motivation and reflection « Fighting Monsters Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:35:43 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-1718 [...] read an article called ‘Do you need to be needed?’ by Carol O’Dell on Mothering Mother and More a [...] [...] read an article called ‘Do you need to be needed?’ by Carol O’Dell on Mothering Mother and More a [...]

]]> Comment on About Carol D. O’Dell by kmontgomery4 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1717 kmontgomery4 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:28:35 +0000 #comment-1717 Dear Carol, I'd like to share a new resource with you and your readers, for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease in their home. The Copper Ridge Institute, affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University, is a leading provider of dementia research, care and education. The Institute has developed the first training resource of its kind for caregivers, providing a step-by-step method for caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease. Available as a DVD and webcast, the FREE program (www.alzcast.org) recreates many of the daily situations that caregivers may encounter and provides coaching for each of these activities based on best practices developed by The Copper Ridge Institute. In the arena of Alzheimer's disease the overwhelming emphasis has been on finding the cure. Little emphasis has been placed on researching effective care and teaching best practices for persons with memory impairment. The Copper Ridge Institute has taken a leadership role in the care arena. Fourteen years of clinical work and collaboration has enabled The Copper Ridge Institute to establish a program of care and treatment that brings dignity and a quality of life to those persons and families struggling with Alzheimer's disease. Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease is a breakthrough program that will help many of us faced with the daunting and emotionally charged task of caring for those we love with dementia. We’d like to ensure that as many people as possible can take advantage of this free program so are reaching out to blogs like yours to help us make people aware of the program. Could you please let your readers know about this important resource? www.alzcast.org Many thanks, Katelyn Montgomery on behalf of The Copper Ridge Institute Dear Carol,

I’d like to share a new resource with you and your readers, for anyone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease in their home.

The Copper Ridge Institute, affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University, is a leading provider of dementia research, care and education. The Institute has developed the first training resource of its kind for caregivers, providing a step-by-step method for caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease. Available as a DVD and webcast, the FREE program (www.alzcast.org) recreates many of the daily situations that caregivers may encounter and provides coaching for each of these activities based on best practices developed by The Copper Ridge Institute.

In the arena of Alzheimer’s disease the overwhelming emphasis has been on finding the cure. Little emphasis has been placed on researching effective care and teaching best practices for persons with memory impairment. The Copper Ridge Institute has taken a leadership role in the care arena. Fourteen years of clinical work and collaboration has enabled The Copper Ridge Institute to establish a program of care and treatment that brings dignity and a quality of life to those persons and families struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease is a breakthrough program that will help many of us faced with the daunting and emotionally charged task of caring for those we love with dementia.

We’d like to ensure that as many people as possible can take advantage of this free program so are reaching out to blogs like yours to help us make people aware of the program. Could you please let your readers know about this important resource? http://www.alzcast.org

Many thanks,
Katelyn Montgomery
on behalf of The Copper Ridge Institute

]]> Comment on Is Your Elder Loved One (or Spouse) Considering Suicide? Know the Warning Signs by Elder Suicide-Know the Warning Signs | Battling Alzheimer http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/is-your-elder-loved-one-or-spouse-considering-suicide-know-the-warning-signs/#comment-1716 Elder Suicide-Know the Warning Signs | Battling Alzheimer Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:46:50 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-1716 [...] O’Dell, Caring.com’s Family Advisor and author of the memoir Mothering Mother, wrote a fantastic piece about one of those frightening topics we’d all rather not think about: elder suicide. But the [...] [...] O’Dell, Caring.com’s Family Advisor and author of the memoir Mothering Mother, wrote a fantastic piece about one of those frightening topics we’d all rather not think about: elder suicide. But the [...]

]]> Comment on Are You Sick of People Telling You to Take Care of Yourself? by » Are You Sick of People Telling You to Take Care of Yourself? http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/are-you-sick-of-people-telling-you-to-take-care-of-yourself/#comment-1715 » Are You Sick of People Telling You to Take Care of Yourself? Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:28:16 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-1715 [...] [Technorati] Tag results for mental health wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Most caregivers I know are rsick of being told to take care of themselves. It’s not that they don’t appreciate the advice, but I’m sure they feel like saying something along the lines of… If you’d like to come over and give me a long weekend off, I’d be glad to take care of myself. Or And, how do you propose I do that on the energy of an anemic sloth? Taking care of yourself takes time, energy, sometimes money, and resources. These are commodities that most caregivers don’t have a lot [...] [...] [Technorati] Tag results for mental health wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Most caregivers I know are rsick of being told to take care of themselves. It’s not that they don’t appreciate the advice, but I’m sure they feel like saying something along the lines of… If you’d like to come over and give me a long weekend off, I’d be glad to take care of myself. Or And, how do you propose I do that on the energy of an anemic sloth? Taking care of yourself takes time, energy, sometimes money, and resources. These are commodities that most caregivers don’t have a lot [...]

]]> Comment on About Carol D. O’Dell by Terry Ann Black http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1714 Terry Ann Black Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:05:54 +0000 #comment-1714 Hello! I am delighted to find this site. I am an RN of 43 years and have written a book called "Caring Is Not Enough, May Last Wishes and Personal Documents". I am a known public speaker on end of life issues, especially documentation. I have a website, www.caringisnotenough, and a blog, www.caringisnotenough.wordpress.com/ All are welcome. I am trying to open up a major dialogue about these issues. Terry Hello!
I am delighted to find this site. I am an RN of 43 years and have written a book called “Caring Is Not Enough, May Last Wishes and Personal Documents”. I am a known public speaker on end of life issues, especially documentation. I have a website, http://www.caringisnotenough, and a blog, http://www.caringisnotenough.wordpress.com/
All are welcome. I am trying to open up a major dialogue about these issues.
Terry

]]> Comment on Do You Have a Sanctuary? by Avoid One Thing » Blog Archive » Do You Have a Sanctuary? http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/do-you-have-a-sanctuary/#comment-1710 Avoid One Thing » Blog Archive » Do You Have a Sanctuary? Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:27:26 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-1710 [...] Do You Have a Sanctuary? One thing I do when I’m really upset is to write it all down on scraps of paper, say it … You don’t stay busy just to avoid what’s bothering you. [...] [...] Do You Have a Sanctuary? One thing I do when I’m really upset is to write it all down on scraps of paper, say it … You don’t stay busy just to avoid what’s bothering you. [...]

]]> Comment on Do You Have a Sanctuary? by A Life Once Lost » Do You Have a Sanctuary? http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/do-you-have-a-sanctuary/#comment-1709 A Life Once Lost » Do You Have a Sanctuary? Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:51:43 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-1709 [...] Do You Have a Sanctuary? …pad, candles, a rosary–any object that helps you figure out life. … Be like my cat and change your sanctuary every once in a while. [...] [...] Do You Have a Sanctuary? …pad, candles, a rosary–any object that helps you figure out life. … Be like my cat and change your sanctuary every once in a while. [...]

]]> Comment on Do You Have a Sanctuary? by » Do You Have a Sanctuary? http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/do-you-have-a-sanctuary/#comment-1708 » Do You Have a Sanctuary? Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:59:53 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/?p=198#comment-1708 [...] [Technorati] Tag results for caregiver wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Caregivers, Do you have a place to go? A sanctuary? If not, it may be a big part as to why you’re stressed and resentful. Caregiving invades your space, your head, your time–you don’t always get to say when you’re needed. I pulled many a “late night shift” with my mom. My mother had Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and not only did she have Sundowning, a condition in which people with Alzheimer’s get more aggitated and have more energy as the sun goes down–and on into the night, but she simpl [...] [...] [Technorati] Tag results for caregiver wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Caregivers, Do you have a place to go? A sanctuary? If not, it may be a big part as to why you’re stressed and resentful. Caregiving invades your space, your head, your time–you don’t always get to say when you’re needed. I pulled many a “late night shift” with my mom. My mother had Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and not only did she have Sundowning, a condition in which people with Alzheimer’s get more aggitated and have more energy as the sun goes down–and on into the night, but she simpl [...]

]]> Comment on All Night Long–Sundown Syndrome by Do You Have a Sanctuary? « Mothering Mother and More http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/all-night-long-sundown-syndrom/#comment-1707 Do You Have a Sanctuary? « Mothering Mother and More Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:23:49 +0000 http://caroldodell.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/all-night-long-sundown-syndrom/#comment-1707 [...] night, but she simply didn’t need much sleep–or her body wouldn’t let her sleep. (Here’s a post I wrote about my experience with [...] [...] night, but she simply didn’t need much sleep–or her body wouldn’t let her sleep. (Here’s a post I wrote about my experience with [...]

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