A Note From Carol
I need to start out my August note with an apology. I
received an email from a subscriber who could not
download the promised ebooks, when she signed on.
I was amazed to find out that the ebook she was
getting an offer for was one I'd taken down a year ago.
I use a very good company to send out these
newsletters, and they were right on the problem. It
took several layers of technicians, but I believe they
have the problem fixed, even though no one can
explain why that old page was showing up between all
the new information.
I am extremely sorry if you tried to get the Stress Relief
book or the Dreams book and it did not download. The
reason for taking those down is that I was told by a
reader (bless involved readers!) that people may get
the impression that I wrote those books. I didn't, and,
as she kindly put it, they are not up to my writing
standards. I just thought they were interesting ebooks
for caregivers, so I offered them. When she brought
this to my attention, I immediately took the books
down and put up new material that I did write.
So, dear reader, if you did not get what you were
supposed to, please let me know. I will send you the
ebooks that you were promised, along with the current
offerings. If ever you don't get a download or link to
work from one of my sites, or from this newsletter,
please let me know. You are doing me a favor and I
will make sure you get what you are supposed to get.
Onward with August. More exciting things are in the
works for Minding Our Elders as the business grows
in visibility. The incredible medical site MedHelp has
contacted me and we will be doing some cooperative
work in their caregiving section. This site gets 550
million hits a month, so they are a major player.
Have a great August. Remember to watch for
dehydration problems with your elders. Heat can be
very hard on them. And do remember to take care of
yourself.
Carol
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Hello!
Welcome to Minding Our Elders! Our hope is to break
the isolation that caregivers often feel. We'd also like
to share ideas, comfort and information that will help
you along your caregiving journey. Finally, we'll be
adding some articles on health and even travel for
caregivers, boomers and seniors. Thanks for reading.
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People With Dementia Can Often Enjoy the Past in the Present
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My sister works for Prairie Public, our PBS station here
on - well, here on the prairie. Prairie Public religiously
runs the old Lawrence Welk shows, which are nearly
fought over by underwriters, as they are so loyally
watched. Lawrence Welk was born in tiny Strasburg,
ND and died in 1992 in Santa Monica, CA.
He had a large national audience during his television
years, comprised of many people now in their 70s,
80s and up. So, while his importance as a cultural
icon may loom larger in the prairieland than
elsewhere, he wasn't regional.
The point of this? My sister was told that her
colleague's mother, who was viewing the program,
had said to the adult child, "Lawrence Welk looks
wonderful. He just doesn't age!" To her, Lawrence
Welk is alive and well and not aging, since she's
seeing him on television.
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Could Oxidative Stress Be a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?
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A press release on pharmalive.com is intriguing.
Titled "Alzheimer's Drug Research: What if the Major
Drug Companies Are Betting on the Wrong Horse?"
this release focuses on alternative theories to the
generally accepted ideas about what causes
Alzheimer's disease. The company featured in this
release is a small biotech firm, Anavex, which is
working developing a product to fight oxidative stress
in the brain.
The release states: "Given the difficulties with the
amyloid-beta approach, leading-edge pharmaceutical
developers are turning to an alternative hypothesis
about Alzheimer's and driving novel approaches to
possible treatments. This alternate theory presumes
that the disease's cause is not amyloid-beta plaques
but rather oxidative stress."
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Getting Your Siblings to Help With Caregiving
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From agingcare.com comes an excellent article,
written by Linda Hepler, about getting everyone on
board with the help. Hepler begins:
When an elderly parent's health begins to fail, one
adult child generally becomes the primary caregiver.
And while this may work well for a time, it can
eventually cause resentment when you find yourself
shouldering most of the burden-especially if other
siblings live nearby yet don't help out.
What to do about your resentment? Before you blurt
out words that you'll regret later, it's important to take a
look at why you stepped up to the plate in the first
place, says Lynne Coon, M.S., a nationally certified
counselor from Portland, Oregon. In other words, she
continues, "Why did you put yourself in this position?"
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Focus on Care Giver Resources
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From Barbara Mascio's Senior Approved Services site
comes this useful tool for finding resources:
Whether you are a family care giver or a professional
caregiver you will find the following resources of great
value to you.
Ask for and receive the help you need when you need
the help. Coordinate care easily by creating your own
private family caregiver web community.
Learn from the industry experts, ask your questions,
and share your own experiences through the multiple
age and diagnosis specific web communities hosted
by Health Central.
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About Carol
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Caregiving expert Carol Bradley Bursack, Author,
speaker and columnist, presents a collection of
articles, stories, news and research for you to
browse. Please check the blog and Web site links for
more information and feel free to email Carol at
carol@mindingourelders.com to chat or ask
questions. Minding Our Elders is a registered
trademark.
If your group or organization would like to buy "Minding
Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories"
in bulk, please email carol@mindingourelders.com
for information.
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