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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 8, 2010 by David Gillaspie
You want healthcare reform? Do you want healthcare reform? You can’t handle healthcare reform. (with thanks to Jack Nicholson as …
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Category: health care, medicine, wellness
| Tags: boomer generation, cancer, David Gillaspie, education, emotions, end of life, essay, family, Granada, healthcare reform, hopital, humor, life, medical costs, medical savings, people, Spain, stress, writer, writing
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July 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie
If you didn’t know anything about sports and saw this shot, you’d be a baseball fan. Mickey Mantle could do …
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Category: exersise, family, medicine, sports, wellness
| Tags: aging, boomer generation, caregiver, caregiving, chronic pain, culture, diet, education, end of life, family caregiver, fitness, humor, life, mickey mantle, New York Yankees, Troy Aikman, weight loss, weight training, writer, writing
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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
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June 9, 2010 by David Gillaspie
If you are involved with your family, you may become a caregiver. That’s not a statement as much as it …
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Category: caregiving, education, exersise, family caregiver, medicine, parkinson's
| Tags: aging, Alzheimer’s, boomer generation, cancer, caregiver, caregiver tactics, caregiving, dementia, depression, end of life, family, family caregiver, memoir, primary caregiver, Sandwich Generation, stress
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May 3, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Serious crime fiction always needs an extra set of eyes to make the story work. The grab and go guys grab …
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Category: crime, education, friends, kids, sports, wellness
| Tags: boomer generation, chemical dependency, culture, death, drugs, emotions, end of life, essay, family, life, Oregon, people, substance abuse, trust
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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
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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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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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| 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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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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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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October 10, 2009 by David Gillaspie
ONE APPROACH Family caregiving benefits two people, the loved one and the caregiver. Everyone else gets to watch. What …
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October 10, 2009 by David Gillaspie
Beatin’ Ain’t Cheatin’ 1. Does a family caregiver install air conditioning in the front room of their house …
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October 8, 2009 by David Gillaspie
GOLD We all like winners. It’s a cruel judgment on everyone else who makes an effort that we only …
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October 6, 2009 by David Gillaspie
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE Family caregivers are a selfish lot. They never leave well enough alone. If there’s a better …
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October 4, 2009 by David Gillaspie
Shine A Light People without family caregiving experience in their lives see it in shades of gray instead of the …
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October 3, 2009 by David Gillaspie
CAREGIVER WRESTLING MATCHES The word caregiver strikes fear into the bravest hearts. It shouldn’t. It’s a word combining two cheery …
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Category: caregiving, wrestling
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October 2, 2009 by David Gillaspie
WHEN YOUR’S ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH When you make the right call, you expect results. What happens if you make the …
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October 1, 2009 by David Gillaspie
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF US The speaker was a married woman in great health. She didn’t need anyone taking …
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