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FAMILYLIFE
On Aging Parents and Their Caregiver
By: Karen Springen
December 21, 2012
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A family caregiver
On aging parents and their caregiver: Help for elderly relatives -- and the family member who is taking care of them.
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MIND & SPIRITLIFE
On Parents Aging
By: Karen Springen
November 25, 2012
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Aging parents at the holidays
On parents aging: What should you do if a visit to your aging mother and father over the holidays makes you worry about their health and safety?
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SANDWICH GENERATIONLIFE
Home Caregivers for Your Aging Parents
By: Karen Springen
July 12, 2012
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An elderly woman and her home caregiver.
Home caregivers for your aging parents: New study says agencies may not screen for drug use or criminal background.
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YOUR FAMILYLIFE
On Appreciating Your Aging Parents
By: Karen Springen
June 5, 2012
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Help the elderly live well.
On appreciating your aging parents: a geriatric psychiatrist gives advice.
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YOUR FAMILYLIFE
Famous Caregivers
By: Karen Springen
June 1, 2012
Devoted to a family member with an illness? You're not alone.
Roger Ebert and his wife, Chaz Ebert
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze
Nancy Reagan
Sandra Day O'Connor and John O'Connor
Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox
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GRANDPARENTSLIFE
Suddenly, The Caregiver
By: Karen Springen
May 16, 2012
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A daughter is her mom's caregiver
Suddenly, The Caregiver: What do you do if you unexpectedly become the caretaker for a spouse or parent?
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YOUR FAMILYLIFE
Your Loved Ones' Funeral Service and Burial or Cremation
By: Karen Springen
February 17, 2012
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A restorer cleans Charles Dickens's gravestone in Westminster Abbey.
How to honor your loved ones' wishes -- even if you don't know what they are. (Whitney Houston's family is trying now.)
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FAMILYLIFE
What to Write on a Loved One's Gravestone
By: Karen Springen
February 1, 2012
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Sylvia Plath's gravestone

A friend's mother adored gardening and poetry. So her family decided to engrave her bronze gravestone with the final words in William Wadsworth's "Daffodils": "And then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils."

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GRIEFLIFE
How to Cope with the Death of a Parent
By: Karen Springen
January 30, 2012
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The viewing at singer Etta James' funeral.
Help for anyone grieving over the loss of a mother or father.
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GRANDPARENTSLIFE
Hiring a Home Caregiver for Your Aging Parents
By: Karen Springen
September 9, 2011
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A mother embraces her aging father.
What should you think about before hiring a home caregiver for your aging parents?
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