Life Choices | Seniors | teachers | veterans
Early Career…Middle Career…Final (I Think) Career
The big money career (real estate) never fulfilled my need, so I left at the top of my game….
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What Connects Me to This Veteran Hero
***For Veterans’ Day, I reprise 2 front pg stories I wrote for the Prov Journal…. Colonel Fredric Mellor: Rhode Island’s 1st Casualty of the Viet Nam War I didn’t really know Fred. But, as his brother Daniel’s widow, I became the lone caretaker for something Fred valued greatly: His Arnold Palmer “Classic” golf clubs in the…
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Alzheimer's | Caregivers | cognitively impaired | RI Veterans' Home | Speaking Engagements | veterans
Caregiving to Caregivers…
Thirteen years of sole caregiving to a husband with Alzheimer’s makes me an expert and in that capacity, I share my tips and suggestions with others.
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Caregivers Talk
Come to my informative talk and be ready for the role you’ll probably take on, as Caregiver, in your lifetime.
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Don’t Let Them Tell You (Caregivers) Otherwise:
A Caregiver’s First Duty and Commitment Reflecting over this past year, I am mindful of how very fortunate Paul and I have been. My decision to place Paul in a long-term care facility was a wrenching one; I was so very afraid; I wanted him safe but I didn’t want him staring at institutional walls…
