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Anxiety Levels Increase the Older You Get

Aging Parents

Medscape specialists report anxiety disorders often appear later in life. This disorder ranges from mild to extreme and can interfere with daily function.

Anxiety that shows up later in life is often coined "silent." T

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3 Things to Consider When Taking Over for Mom and Dad

Aging Parents

Many of us are used to going to mom and dad for help or support while we are growing up.  We know that they will be there for us and many of us don’t think about or plan for when the roles change.  As our parent age tasks that they

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The First 4 Steps To Cope With Your Parents Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Aging Parents

We all have known someone at some time that was dealing with a loved one with Alzheimer’s but when this disease hits a little closer to home what do you do?  What steps should you take and where can you turn for answers or help?  H

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Why Placing Your Loved One In A Nursing Home Is Not A Bad Thing

Aging Parents

               There is such a negative connotation about placing a loved one in an assisted living center or nursing home.  My own mother threatened me that if I ever put her in a home she would never

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