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Gourmet Puree: The A to Z Guidebook for Caregivers
Gourmet Puree: The A to Z Guidebook, came about because the author’s mother was diagnosed with dysphagia, or swallowing difficulty, as a result of dementia. BOOM! Once the diagnosis was made, the diet...
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Watch Now: Caring for Mom & Dad Documentary
Americans are living longer than ever before. Who will take care of those who can no longer care for themselves? CARING FOR MOM & DAD (premiering May 2015 on PBS; check local listings) seeks to...
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Hard Hat Tours Coming Soon!
We are well on our way! The parking lot behind the house is taking shape, the land back there has been cleared, the piles of dirt removed. Each day the plans for our healing garden in the backyard get...
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HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act needs approval from Congress: Guest commentary
Susan Ownbey-Menaker and her sister, Maggie, with their smiling mother, before Alzheimer’s, left; and the week before their mother died, in February 2014. (Courtesy photo) Imagine your dearest loved...
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Memory Loss: When to Seek Help
(Mayo Clinic) A number of conditions — not only Alzheimer’s disease — can cause memory loss in older adults. Getting a prompt diagnosis and appropriate care is important. Everyone forgets things at...
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Leeza’s Care Connection Featured in Providence Magazine
Leeza’s Care Connection offers much-needed support to the family members of Alzheimer’s patients. Click Here to Download the Article Written by Sandi Draper Photographed by Lu Tapp After...
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Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers
Prepared by Family Caregiver Alliance. First, Care for Yourself On an airplane, an oxygen mask descends in front of you. What do you do? As we all know, the first rule is to put on your own oxygen...
View ArticleStressed, Depressed, Depleted and Overwhelmed – Sound familiar?
It might if you are one of the millions out there providing care to someone else. November is National Family Caregivers Month. . . A time to recognize and honor those heroic souls in our community who...
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Burden or Blessing? That depends on YOU!
Caregiving is not for sissies. It can be as heartbreaking as it is rewarding. It is demanding and constantly changing and it requires a deep well of patience, understanding, and courage. So during...
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How to Have “The Talk” with Your Parents
Wondering how to start the conversation with an aging parent about a sensitive topic? Whether you need to talk about moving, giving up driving, or bringing in help, knowing which words to use and to...
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Fierce Optimism, What’s Your Mental Style?
Fierce Optimism is a mental style that affects the way you see things and how you feel about the things that happen to you. For Caregivers, I think it’s a lifeline because it connects you to your...
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The Overwhelming Task of Learning to Care for Yourself While Caring for a...
Leeza Gibbons can pinpoint the exact moment her life and identity changed forever. “It happened during my grandmother’s funeral,” recalls the Los Angeles-based, Emmy award-winning entertainment...
View ArticleLeeza Gibbons Takes Her Donald Trump “Celebrity Apprentice” Winnings Home to...
After winning more than $700,000 last year on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, Leeza Gibbons, the Emmy Award-winning talk show host has honored her pledge to bring her prize money back to her hometown of...
View ArticleHUGS (Helping U Grow Strong) Program Launches
Leeza’s Care Connection at the Michael J. and Mary Meech Mungo Home located in South Carolina had their first graduation of HUGS (Helping U Grow Strong) Ambassadors at Lexington Medical Center.
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Caring for the Caregivers
By Sandy Coots at Cola Daily, Columbia, South Carolina “As we cut this ribbon and as the two sides fall apart, we all come together to support the caregivers in the Midlands,” said Leeza Gibbons...
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A big THANK YOU to South Carolina! (IMAGES)
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Office for the Study of Aging helps develop HUGS program training for Leeza’s...
The Office for the Study of Aging (OSA) not only administers its own programs and services, such as the Dementia Dialogues and the management of the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Registry, they also have...
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Navigating Home Care
Looking for Leeza’s Guide to Navigating Aging? Click here to get your free copy.
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HUGS (Helping U Grow Strong)
Our HUGS team is a network of caring ambassadors who have walked the path of family caregiving and are available and accessible to share their wisdom with others new to the journey. These volunteers...
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