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August 24, 2011 by David Gillaspie
You’ve heard it before, “Hate the war, love the warrior”; “hate the process, love the results?” Adapted for Parkinson’s, it …
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Category: family caregiver, parkinson's
| Tags: boomer generation, caregiver tactics, caregiving, Conditions and Diseases, David Gillaspie, dementia, depression, elder care, family caregiving, memoir, Neurological disorder, Portland Oregon, Sandwich Generation
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June 25, 2011 by David Gillaspie
When you care about something, you can pretend it’s not about you. But it is. You choose to care. When …
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Category: Alzheimer’s, education
| Tags: aging, caregiver, Caregiver Support, elder care, elderly, family caregiver, health, Home care, Home Health, Nursing home, parkinson's, Senior Health, United States
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December 3, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The fight you don’t want, but you don’t make the schedule. This is a fight everyone loses. You didn’t ask for …
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Category: MMA, parkinson's
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, boomer generation, caregiver tactics, caregiving, disease, elder care, family caregiver, family caregiving, fight, fighters, fighting, George Foreman, humor, illness, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, medical, Medicine, MMA, Muhammad Ali, parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, parkinson's teatment, quality of life, Sandwich Generation, sports, stress, Thomas Hearns
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October 26, 2010 by David Gillaspie
A Dark Parody 1. You Don’t Smoke? If you want to create empathy with a loved one, light up. You’re a …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, boomer generation, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, elder care, elderly, end of life, family caregiver, family caregiving, health, Jodie Foster, John Hinckley, Obesity, people, Sandwich Generation, Senior Health, writer, writing
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August 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie
(written for http://blog.aarp.org/shaarpsession/2010/08/blog_your_way_to_orlando_with.html) AARP Orlando @ 50 conference will be a ripping success no matter who blogs the event. When a group …
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Category: caregiving, family caregiver, travel
| Tags: AARP, AARP Orlando@50, blogger, blogging, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, culture, education, elder care, elderly, family caregiver, family caregiving, humor, life, people, Sandwich Generation, writer, writing
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August 4, 2010 by David Gillaspie
or A Reason To Wrestle My best friend from high school and ever after talked about being in shape. Since …
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Category: education, parkinson's, wrestling
| Tags: aging, amateur wrestling, boomer generation, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, college wrestling, David Gillaspie, education, elder care, elderly, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, high school wrestling, sports, writer, writing
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July 4, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Would a School Board cut PE during the time of one-room school houses? Did they have PE to cut? If kids …
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Category: education, exersise, sports, wellness
| Tags: aging, American Dream, boomer generation, culture, elder care, essay, Great Depression, Greatest Generation, Independence Day, life, Oregon, people, physical education, politics, Portland Oregon, stress
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July 2, 2010 by David Gillaspie
FOR PARKINSON’S My oldest son Tyler saw my approach to dealing with his grandfather’s Parkinson’s and called it ‘not medically …
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Category: caregiving, exersise, health care, parkinson's
| Tags: aging, boomer generation, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, competition, dementia, depression, elder care, end of life, family caregiver, family caregiving, humor, life, parkinson's, Parkinson's Coach, Parkinson's Disease, respite care, Sandwich Generation, shakeittillwemakeit, sports, writer, writing
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June 30, 2010 by David Gillaspie
shakeittillwemakeit.com I participated in my children’s’ sports and didn’t go crazy. After one season watching kindergarten rec league soccer from the …
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Category: caregiving, education, exersise, family caregiver, medicine, parkinson's
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, art, boomer generation, Brian Grant, cancer, caregiver tactics, coach, coaching, dementia, depression, elder care, elderly, family caregiver, family caregiving, Marine Corps, Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, music, parent care, parkinson's, Parkinson's Coach, Pat Riley, people, physical education, Sandwich Generation, shakeittillwemakeit, stress
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June 9, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Loyal readers know I apply a gentle lash to topics ranging from the decline of wrestling, the decline of funding …
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Category: caregiving, college, education, family caregiver, history, wrestling
| Tags: amateur wrestling, attitude, boomer generation, college wrestling, culture, elder care, family caregiver, fundraising, high school wrestling, history, Muhammad Ali, museum, Oregon, Oregon Duck Wrestling, Oregon Historical Society, rope-a-dope, University of Oregon
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November 17, 2009 by David Gillaspie
IT ALWAYS MATTERS The man in the hospital bed was not the man who gave his step-daughter to me at our wedding. The …
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Category: caregiving, education, wrestling
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, amateur wrestling, baby boomer, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, college wrestling, combined family, competition, David Gillaspie, dementia, depression, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, high school wrestling, learning, long term care, memoir, Oregon, Oregon wrestling, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation, senior issues, sports, stress, victory, winning, wrestling
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November 13, 2009 by David Gillaspie
WITH GENTLE CARE Ask any family caregiver who’s gone for the cycle to recall their best memory. Just one. If they cared …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, baby boomer, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, combined family, dementia, depression, dogs, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, life, long term care, love, marriage, Matlock, memoir, memory, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, reading, Sandwich Generation, senior issues, stress
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November 12, 2009 by David Gillaspie
AND THE OTHER WAY AROUND The family caregiver rolls through the day with a partner if their loved one is married. It’s a sandwich …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, baby boomer, books, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, combined family, dementia, depression, Devon England, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, England, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, life, long term care, love, M.A.S.H., marriage, Matlock, memoir, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, reading, Sandwich Generation, senior issues, stress, Zane Grey
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November 9, 2009 by David Gillaspie
IN A WORLD OF HURT What is the common response when asked “How are you?” Most agree that, “Fine. How …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, Baby Boomers, boomer generation, cancer, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, combined family, communication, dementia, depression, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, friendship, life, manners, memoir, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation, stress
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November 7, 2009 by David Gillaspie
GRANTING FOR THE GREATER GOOD If you pay seventy five dollars a head to sit in a swank little theater inside …
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Category: education, grant writing, health care, medicine, money, museum
| Tags: caregiving, charitable foundations, charitable trust, community, education, elder care, essay, grant writer, grant writing, Hood River, library, life, medical clinic, Meyer Memorial Trust, money, need, non profits, Oregon, people, school, society, taxes, The Collins Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation, The M.J.Murdock Charitable Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation
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November 2, 2009 by David Gillaspie
WHERE IT SHOWS, WHERE IT DOESN’T Football on television always shows the sidelines of the winners and the losers. Look closely and …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, baby boomer, boomer generation, cancer, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, dementia, depression, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, hospital care, life, medical options, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation, stress
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October 30, 2009 by David Gillaspie
WHAT YOU SEE AND WHAT YOU DON’T What You See: In a grocery store juice aisle a middle aged man hands two quarts of V-8 …
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Category: caregiving, family caregiver
| Tags: aging, Baby Boomers, boomer generation, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, dementia, elder care, elderly, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, Greatest Generation, humor, parkinson's, perception, point of view, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation
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October 29, 2009 by David Gillaspie
REINFORCING SOCIAL FABRIC A Dream Team gathered in Hood River recently, five people making a difference in more lives than anyone will know. Larry Bird …
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Category: education, health care, medicine, money, museum
| Tags: caregiving, charitable foundations, charitable trust, Dream Team, education, elder care, essay, Hood River, library, life, medical clinic, Meyer Memorial Trust, non profits, Oregon, people, school, society, taxes, The Collins Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation, The M.J.Murdock Charitable Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation
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October 15, 2009 by David Gillaspie
TEN SECONDS, TEN SECONDS From the outside looking in, all caregiving stories end the same; someone runs out of time. …
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Category: caregiving, wrestling
| Tags: aging, amateur wrestling, boomer generation, cancer, care, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, competition, culture, Dan Gable, depression, education, elder care, elderly, emotions, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, high school wrestling, life, memoir, miracle, Olympic wrestling, Oregon, people, perception, Sandwich Generation, sports, sports fan, story, stress, time, victory, wrestling
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October 10, 2009 by David Gillaspie
CHECK DOWN The VA hospital asks a few things of its patients. One is showing up. If you’re a …
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Category: caregiving
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, boomer generation, cancer, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, combined family, dementia, depression, elder care, elderly, emotions, end of life, essay, family caregiver, family caregiving, fear, life, memoir, miracle, Oregon, parent care, parents, parkinson's, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation, stress, team building, VA hospital
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