Children of parents with dementia Tuesday April 10, 2012 at

6pm (2nd Tuesday of each month).

Spouses of individuals with Dementia

-Tuesday April 3, 2012(1st Tuesday

of each month).

The support group meeting is FREE

and open to the public.

Please call (508) 853-8180 to find out more information. 

The support group leader at both program will be Elaine Kapperman, LICSW.

Ms. Kapperman has many years of experience with grief counseling, elder

and caregiver issues,  coping with illness, EMDR, relaxation techniques, child treatment. She is running Dodge Park support group since 2007.

Preparation for parenthood is not just a matter of reading books and decorating the nursery. Here

are few simple tests for expectant parents to take to prepare themselves for the real-life experience

of being a mother or father.

Women: to prepare for maternity, put on a dressing gown and stick a beanbag down the front.

Leave it there for 9 months. After 9 months, take out 10% of the beans.
Men: to prepare for paternity, go the local drug store, tip the contents of your wallet on the counter,

and tell the pharmacist to help himself. Then go to the supermarket. Arrange to have your salary
paid directly to their head office. Go home. Pick up the paper and read it for the last time.

Can you stand the mess children make? To find out, smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains. Hide a fish finger behind the stereo and leave it there all summer. Stick your fingers in
the flowerbeds then rub them on the clean walls. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?

Always repeat everything you say at least five times.

Hollow out a melon. Make a small hole in the side. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side

to side. Now get a bowl of soggy Froot Loops and attempt to spoon it into the swaying melon by
pretending to be an airplane. Continue until half of the Froot Loops are gone. Tip the rest into your lap, making sure that a lot of it falls on the floor. You are now ready to feed a 12-month old baby.

Learn the names of every character from Barney and Friends, Sesame Street and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. When you find yourself singing "I love you, you love me" at work, now!, you finally qualify
as a parent.
 

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not

work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to

develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including

glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300 degrees Celsius.
The Russians used a pencil.

Your parents have always provided patience 
 love , reassurance, and protection through all of life's ups and downs. Now it's your turn
 to be there for them .
 

Dodge Park at Home Personal Care specializes in dependable, affordable in - home care

for seniors.  From a simple helping hand to 24-hour care, we can tailor a program to suit

your family needs.  Let us provide a better quality of life for your loved one, and peace of

mind for you.  

Call us today and find out about our special rates.

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