CareZips Make Incontinence Care Easier
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Remember we told you about CareZips, pants for adults living with changes related to incontinence, mobility, and/or cognitive abilities? They’ve been updated, and, we have a discount for you! CareZips® were invented by Molly Dye, whose mother was living with Alzheimer’s. Molly observed caregivers struggling to change her mother’s adult…
To the Working Daughter crawling across the finish line of 2020
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To the Working Daughter crawling across the finish line of 2020, we see you! To the one who has cared for others all year and forgotten about herself, we care about you! To the one who thinks she just can’t make it another day of this trying, terrifying year, we’ve…
Announcing National Working Daughters Day
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On November 17 We Will Honor the Millions of Unpaid Caregivers Supporting Aging Parents The first National Working Daughters Day, on November 17, will honor the millions of women who are caring for aging parents while working and often raising children too. National Working Daughters Day takes place during National…
7 Strategies for Dealing with Grief in the Time of COVID
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Many describe grief as waves, and I agree. Sometimes grief hits like a tidal wave and you think everything you know and love will be destroyed by it. Sometimes it feels like an onslaught of big waves that threaten to suck you under; surely you will drown. With time, grief…
Season 2 of the Working Daughter Podcast is Here
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Season 2 of the Working Daughter podcast is here. Season 2 is a three-part series aimed at the millions of Americans caring for aging parents during the coronavirus crisis. Episodes address the challenges related to caregiving during the pandemic. Family caregivers are under tremendous amounts of stress right now and…
Tips for Caring for Family Members with Dementia
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Guest post by Melissa Andrews Learning your family member has dementia can leave you feeling scared and uncertain for their future. This is a new obstacle that both you and your family member have to face, so don’t be afraid to ask questions or seek assisted home care. The good…
The Working Daughter Holiday Gift Guide 2019
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If, like me, you have no intention of walking into a store between now and January 2, but you do want to show appreciation for the people in your life who get you through the ups and downs of working daughterhood, fret not! The Working Daughter Holiday Gift Guide 2019…
It’s National Family Caregiver’s Month and Time to Prepare for Care
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When both of my parents were diagnosed with terminal illnesses on the same day, I was completely unprepared to become their caregiver. I was unprepared to become their health advocate. I was unprepared to move them out of their home of 30 years and into assisted living, memory care, and…
Asking for Help: Overcoming Common Barriers and Obstacles
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Recently I was talking to a group of working daughters and the conversation, perhaps inevitably, turned to siblings who don’t pull their fair share, or help out at all. “Sounds like we should talk about how to ask for and get the help we need,” I said. Two of the…
When Your Elderly Parent Is Hospitalized: Go to the Hospital or Go To Work? Four Strategies to Help You Decide
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Four Strategies to Help You Decide When your elderly parent is hospitalized, you of course face many challenges like tackling new medical problems, dealing with insurance companies, communicating and coordinating with doctors and specialists, and not to be minimized at all, trying to balance your responsibilities at work with your…
