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By Cindy Chan Epoch Times June 8, 2010 ‘Triple-decker-sandwich generation’ seeing higher rate of depression than earlier generation OTTAWA—Between caring for elderly parents, raising children, and looking after their own busy lives, baby…
Read article Stress of Caregiving Hurts Baby Boomers’ Health, Jobs↗By: Lauren La Rose Canadian Press May 17, 2010 When Chief Joel Abram learned of a proposed program to help First Nations people and families living with dementia, he saw the initiative as a way to fill a gap in sorely-needed support in…
Read article Program supports First Nations people and their families affected by dementia↗By: Lesley Alderman NY Times March 12, 2010 TWO years ago my father, then 83, became very ill. Until then, he had been living alone in a pleasant one-bedroom apartment on the Hudson River, an hour’s drive from my home in Brooklyn. After a…
Read article Deciding on Care for Elderly Parents in Declining Health↗By: Judy Gerstel Toronto Star March 5, 2010 An elderly couple I knew lived together in a nursing home well into their 90s. He had advanced dementia, inhabiting a world separate from reality, but physically he was strong and healthy. She…
Read article Hope against the ravages of aging↗By: Jane E. Brody New York Times March 1, 2010 I’m 83 going on 84 years! I find that daily aerobics and walking are fine. But these regimens neglect the rest of the body, and I find the older you get the more attention they need.” These…
Read article Personal Health: Even More Reasons to Get a Move On↗