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		<title>Free Lecture: &#8220;Managing the Challenging Behaviors of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease&#8221; in Natick, MA</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/free-lecture-managing-the-challenging-behaviors-of-alzheimers-disease-in-natick-ma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Caregiving Industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(See our 4-part report on a previous event with Dr. Raia, which starts here) March 31, 2012 &#8211; Sponsored by the Metrowest Alzheimer&#8217;s Partnership Where do families turn when they realize that a parent’s memory is fading? Dealing with the emotions surrounding the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most feared illness in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Life Lessons from Caring for Someone with Dementia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Deborah Bier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Build Your Caring Network]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The following was published in our monthly column &#8220;Living and Loving: Elder Care in the 21st Century&#8221; in Gate House News&#8217; Concord Journal.  We will continue this theme of dementia in this blog with periodic articles on the subject. The popular cultural view of Alzheimers Disease and other dementias is that they are all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Visiting Home for the Holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/tips-for-visiting-home-for-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/tips-for-visiting-home-for-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Reynolds</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Build Your Caring Network]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The following was published in our monthly column &#8220;Living and Loving: Elder Care in the 21st Century&#8221; in Gate House News&#8217; Concord Journal.  We will continue this theme of elders and emergency preparedness in this blog with periodic articles on the subject. We are now in the middle of the Holiday Trifecta &#8212; Thanksgiving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Will Shelter Your Elder Loved One in an Emergency?</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/who-will-shelter-your-elder-loved-one-in-an-emergency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Deborah Bier</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The following was published in our monthly column &#8220;Living and Loving: Elder Care in the 21st Century&#8221; in Gate House News&#8217; Concord Journal.  We will continue this theme of elders and emergency preparedness in this blog with periodic articles on the subject. On Day 4 without power following our recent late-October snowstorm, a woman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Elder Care: How Family Expectations Must Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/home-elder-care-how-family-expectations-must-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/home-elder-care-how-family-expectations-must-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The following was published in our monthly column &#8220;Living and Loving: Elder Care in the 21st Century&#8221; in Gate House News&#8217; Concord Journal Aging has changed during the past generation.  From an elderly woman choosing to live alone in Belmont, MA rather than enter assisted living, to a Concord wife with mild dementia struggling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reduce Stress in Just a Minute</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/reduce-stress-in-just-a-minute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Deborah Bier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stressed out caregivers&#8230; stressed out clients&#8230; stressed out families!   We all have to deal with stress in our world, but caring for (and being!) an elder loved one can add new tensions in our day.  But there is a lot we can do about addressing our stress levels, including using powerful minds to create greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Our Mailbag: Normal Forgetfulness</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/from-our-mailbag-normal-forgetfulness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blog Admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.caringcompanion.net/?p=1842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Deborah, I read your article online about normal forgetfulness and wanted to ask where you would turn if you were 44 and worried about this.  I do live with quite  bit of stress (divorce, own business, a somewhat mentally abusive boyfriend, etc), and have always been a multi-tasker who doesn&#8217;t like to focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Presence in Caregiving</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/the-power-of-presence-in-caregiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Deborah Bier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remind caregivers when they feel overwhelmed that their presence with the client is a powerful tool, and suggest they focus on that. The ones who &#8220;get it&#8221; &#8212; their eyes open wider, they breathe deeper and sigh, &#8220;Yeeeessss&#8230;.&#8221; This article is about the enormous power of presence (thanks Pam Ressler of Stress Resources for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Normal&#8221; Forgetfulness? Six Things to Consider</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/normal-forgetfulness-six-things-to-consider/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/normal-forgetfulness-six-things-to-consider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Deborah Bier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: The following was published in our monthly column &#8220;Living and Loving: Elder Care in the 21st Century&#8221; in Gate House News&#8217; Concord Journal I&#8217;m middle-aged, and I go through this all the time: where are my house keys&#8230; purse&#8230; car in the parking lot? How did I forget those printouts for the meeting&#8230; to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concord, MA Elder Care Back-to-School To Do List</title>
		<link>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/concord-ma-elder-care-back-to-school-to-do-list/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.caringcompanion.net/concord-ma-elder-care-back-to-school-to-do-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Reynolds</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Back to School season of To-Do Lists, here is one that can help keep Mom and Dad safe and keep you sane – and that will hopefully allow you time to enjoy each other and your lives.]]></description>
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