Minding Our Elders https://mindingoureldersblog.com/ Support for caregivers and older adults Sat, 16 May 2026 15:36:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://users.feedblitz.com/85bdaaa741696249840430b541e4e530/Copy of LogoBritghness-44Saturation-42022.png Minding Our Elders https://mindingoureldersblog.com/ https://mindingoureldersblog.com/2026/05/20/is-it-normal-to-grieve-before-someone-dies-7/ Is It Normal to Grieve Before Someone Dies? https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/956740415/0/mindingoureldersblogs~Is-It-Normal-to-Grieve-Before-Someone-Dies/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/956740415/0/mindingoureldersblogs~Is-It-Normal-to-Grieve-Before-Someone-Dies/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 06:11:00 +0000 https://mindingoureldersblog.com/?p=5979

Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually...

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Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually...

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“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would...

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“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would...

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For many, music from certain eras can bring back memories of better times. For others, music soothes anxiety or gets them pumped...

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For many, music from certain eras can bring back memories of better times. For others, music soothes anxiety or gets them pumped...

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Dear Carol: My husband and I have been together for 59 years and married 56. He’s in his sixth year after a...

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Dear Carol: My husband and I have been together for 59 years and married 56. He’s in his sixth year after a...

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Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...

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Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...

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Most of us who have cared for someone living with dementia of any type, whether that is Alzheimer’s (AD), Lewy body dementia...

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Most of us who have cared for someone living with dementia of any type, whether that is Alzheimer’s (AD), Lewy body dementia...

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“Where’s my college ring?” This had become Dad’s mantra during some months of his early demented years. I knew he hadn’t gotten...

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“Where’s my college ring?” This had become Dad’s mantra during some months of his early demented years. I knew he hadn’t gotten...

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Being a family caregiver doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look...

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Being a family caregiver doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look...

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People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease,...

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People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease,...

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]]> https://mindingoureldersblog.com/2026/05/11/the-difference-between-palliative-care-and-hospice-explained-2/ The Difference between Palliative Care and Hospice Explained https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955724213/0/mindingoureldersblogs~The-Difference-between-Palliative-Care-and-Hospice-Explained/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/955724213/0/mindingoureldersblogs~The-Difference-between-Palliative-Care-and-Hospice-Explained/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 06:19:00 +0000 https://mindingoureldersblog.com/?p=5956

Many people have heard of hospice care but they mistakenly think that it’s just a way to help cancer patients be more...

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Many people have heard of hospice care but they mistakenly think that it’s just a way to help cancer patients be more...

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