Posted in Health Care, Uncategorized, Womens' Issues on Feb 9th, 2012
I have children, which means that Disney / Pixar movies are a part of my familiy life, almost by definition. The other day, when we were watching Wall-E for the (100th?) time, I watched again how Wall-E compresses, carries and stacks the little cubes of trash on an uninhabited Earth. But that’s what Wall-E was [...]
Posted in Health Care, Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2011
Wow. Where has this year gone? It’s nearly Thanksgiving. Somehow I fell like I just put away Easter decorations. So as we launch into the holidays and the accompanying stress, remember to continue to do the things that work for you in terms of self – care. It is important to stay faithful to those [...]
Posted in Health Care, Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2011
I am still thining about that TV show (blogged earlier this month), that made me think about preparing ourselves by creating and sustaining our networks of family and friends before we get sick. Earlier this year, the Indianapolis Star ran two editorials on “Graying in Place” – how cities and towns should prepare for the [...]
Posted in Funny Bone, Health Care on Jun 15th, 2011
Recently I watched the TNT show, Men of a Certain Age, for the first time. In the episode I saw, Joe (Ray Romano) struggled with whether visiting his former bookie would tempt him to gamble again. His bookie had a new cancer diagnosis. Joe ultimately decides to stop by and see Joe – and does not [...]
Posted in Health Care, Uncategorized, Womens' Issues on Jun 1st, 2011
Often caregivers face feelings of being overwhelmed by all of the duties, tasks and downright worry that accompanies the many roles they play in the lives of so many. This can be paralyzing, which compounds the problem. Here are a few tactics that I’ve found helpful to “get a grip” when you find yourself in this [...]
Posted in Health Care, Womens' Issues on Apr 7th, 2011
I am on the mailing list for our local ovarian cancer education and awareness organization, Ovar’Coming Together. Below is the schedule for CancerCare’s 9th annual cancer survivorship educational series, which Ovar’Coming Together published recently. In just a few days – April 12 – the topic is “chemo brain.” Anyone who has had chemo or cared [...]
Posted in Health Care, Legal Topics on Feb 7th, 2011
I am home today from a conference held by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) in which I am heavily involved. I spoke to a group of about 100 people at the conference on the sandwich generation and balance issues I blog about here. I told my story – – which is the story of [...]
Posted in Health Care, Womens' Issues on Jan 11th, 2011
A few days ago, I overheard a conversation between two women in my hair salon. I had just finished a conversation with my hairdresser/stylist/friend/confidante about why women feel so comfortable telling all of their secrets to the men and women who do their hair. Anyway, the conversation I overheard was about a woman who was not present. A woman [...]
Posted in Health Care on Dec 1st, 2010
As promised, here are 5 folks who regularly tweet on caregiving issues that I follow, and suggest you follow, too: @cargiving, @ShelleyWebbRN, @ForCaregivers, @Mike_Gamble, and @Caring. Happy Tweeting!
Posted in Health Care on Sep 24th, 2010
One question I faced after Mom died was how to dispose of her remaining prescription medications. There were baskets-full, many of them pain killers. With two young children at home, I wanted them out of the house quickly for safety reasons. After trying to return them to my local pharmacy unsuccessfully, I looked onto other [...]
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