Showing posts with label Sandwich Generation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sandwich Generation. Show all posts

Monday, December 16, 2013

Aging Parents: Sooo Much to Do, Too Little Time-Holiday Organization

Wrapping Christmas Gifts

Juggling everything on a normal day, with over-busy, over-programmed schedules, is hard enough at this time of year--whether we're children of aging parents, caregivers or Sandwich Generation. Do we feel like we have ADD?

DISORGANIZATION, FRAZZLED NERVES--worsened by the unexpected glitch. And can't we count on that! There's an old saying "I'm dancing as fast as I can." Taking that a step further: when we try to dance faster than we can, don't we wear out or lose our balance? So how do we stay balanced?
9 Strategies that work 


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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Attention Busy Women Caregivers (Is that an oxymoron?) re: "Just a little Heart Attack"

Many caregivers are in the Sandwich Generation. These statistics seems not generally known:
Women age 45 and older are less likely than men of that age group − 74% vs. 81% − to survive a year after their first heart attack. In women, heart disease is too often a silent killer – nearly two-thirds of women who died suddenly had no previous symptoms.

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