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Caregiver Weight Connected to Breast Cancer Risk
It has long been suspected weight gain is a slippery slope to breast cancer risk. Now recent studies are not only supporting this claim but also showing weight loss – even just 10 percent of total body weight – may also help prevent breast cancer. If you are one of...
Welcome the Fall Season by Supporting National Falls Prevention Awareness
While Saturday marked the first official day of fall, this whole season is the kick-off to Falls Prevention Awareness. Falls – whether they happen in the home or just getting around town – are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans. ...
And the Awards Goes to . . . Fourth Annual CARE-Y Awards™ – Caregivers on TV
For the last four years I have bestowed my own version of the Emmy Awards – something I call the CARE-Y Awards™ that acknowledges both the reel stars and programs in the past year’s TV offerings and the real life caregivers who appear on TV. Here are my top picks for...
Girls on the Gridiron – Taking the Fight Against Alzheimer’s to the Field
It is officially fall and fall means football season – the fans, cheerleaders, Friday night lights, afternoon tailgaters, and Monday Night Football. When we think of football – we think of the gladiators of the gridiron. However, one of the best football games this...
9/11 Created Heroes and Caregivers
It’s been 11 years since the attacks on 9/11. Many today, including myself, are reflecting on those lost and honoring those heroes who emerged out of the ashes of Ground Zero, the Pentagon and the fields in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We also honor our men and women...
Game Day – How a Football Wife Tackled Dementia and the NFL
Tonight starts a new NFL season but I want to share with you a story about football, courage, love and overcoming all obstacles. The following story is from an interview I did with Sylvia Mackey, wife of NFL Hall of Fame John Mackey of the Baltimore Colts. It is a...
Happy Birthday to Caregiving’s Pioneer – Rosalynn Carter
She said it first and she said it best: “There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” As one of the pioneers behind a growing...
6 Caregiver Bliss Tips for National Relaxation Day
Relaxation is one of those words that are hard to find in the Caregiving Dictionary. With 65 million Americans caring for a loved one – 24 million of which are Sandwich Generation juggling children, career and caregiving all at once – finding the time to relax is...
On Angel’s Wings – Alana Stewart Carries On After Caregiving for Farrah Fawcett
Some friendships last a lifetime. And, then there is Alana and Farrah. For Alana Stewart and the late Farrah Fawcett their friendship continues even though Alana lost her dear friend of more than 30 years in 2009. Theirs is a true love story – it’s about sharing...
On Angel’s Wings – Alana Stewart Carries On After Caregiving for Farrah Fawcett
Some friendships last a lifetime. In celebration of National Friendship Day (August 5) I profile Alana Hamilton Stewart and the late Farrah Fawcett - a friendship that continues even though Alana lost her dear friend of more than 30 years in 2009. One of the things...
The Caregiving Version of the Olympics
When it comes to caregiving, staying fit so that you have the energy to care for your loved one is like training for an Olympic marathon not a sprint. Even though your caregiving race may begin with a crisis event, very often it lasts far longer than you may...
Holly Robinson Peete – Superstar Sandwich Generation Caregiver
As we commemorate National Sandwich Generation Month this July , we put the spotlight on Holly Robinson Peete – TV star, singer, author and co-founder with her husband, NFL star Rodney Peete, of the HollyRod Foundation which helps families of those with Parkinson’s...
Sandwich Generation Juggling Act – the 3 Cs (Children, Career, Caregiving)
July is Sandwich Generation Month celebrating the 24 million Americans who are literally sandwiched between caring for two generations. Representing approximately 38 percent of all caregivers, Sandwich Generation members are still parenting children living at home...
Alan and David Osmond – Life Father, Like Son – Living with MS
Originally published on Next Avenue by Sherri Snelling They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place yet this is exactly what happened to Alan Osmond and his son David Osmond of the famous entertainment family. This lightning came in two forms: great...
Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker: Cooking Up a New Caregiving Recipe
Sherri Snelling, our Caregiving Club CEO, spoke to actors Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker about their journey in caring for Jill’s mother who has dementia. At the heart of their story is family and how “eat, pray, love” may be their new catchphrase when it comes...
Your Real Age – 8 Tips to Help Caregivers Find Their Inner Child
I recently celebrated my birthday and it got me to thinking about our “real age.” Whenever I meet a friend for coffee the conversation now turns to our latest health issue (we are at that age) – hurt knees from running, migraines from changing hormones, sun spots on...
Nancy Davis Making Her Mess with Multiple Sclerosis Her Powerful Message
Sherri Snelling, talked with Nancy Davis, the formidable force behind the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis as she prepared for her 19th Annual Race to Erase Gala event held May 18. Since May is National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, Sherri profiles...
You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down, Even with MS – Meet My Best Friend
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. -- Charles Swindoll Normally my blog features the latest caregiving information and interviews with top experts or professionals in various fields. This week is different. Today’s blog is very personal...
Can Caregiving Make You Happy?
Whether your musical tastes run to the 70s TV show with the Partridge family singing their theme song, C’mon Get Happy or the 1950s song that inspired it, Get Happy made famous by Judy Garland, the message is that happiness is in our hands – not something we are...
Marg Helgenberger – Collecting Clues on Caregiving
May marks National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month and at the May 18 Nancy Davis Foundation annual Race to Erase MS Gala Event, Emmy Award-winning actress Marg Helgenberger will serve as a celebrity champion and award presenter to actress Teri Garr who lives with...