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		<title>Talk is Good: Free Ebook Offers Senior Communication Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adriane Berg]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communication Lifeline: A Look at Caregiver &#38; Senior Relationships infographic &#160; Yesterday, my mom (who lives a scant quarter-mile away) called me 1.3 zillion times. OK, maybe that&#8217;s an exaggeration. But it sure felt as if the phone were ringing every minute or so. As a writer, I interview people and sometimes am, myself, interviewed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving 101: Privacy means stealth shopping</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re a family caregiver, finding a private moment can be difficult. If you&#8217;re a caregiver you probably juggle your caregiving duties with your &#8220;regular life.&#8221; Your weeks likely are filled with working at a job, commuting, preparing family meals, doing the housekeeping, doing your loved-one&#8217;s housekeeping, doing laundry, taking out the trash, and generally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Caregiving Apps: Do you use them?</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/technology/senior-caregiving-apps-do-you-use-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aarp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[applications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiving network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written in the past about smartphone apps for caregivers. Based on this blog post at the Association of Health Care Journalists (an organization I belong to), I see the app trend continuing in this arena. My question is: Do you (would you) use a caregiving app for your smartphone, iPad (or other tablet computer)? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heading Back Down the Caregiving Road</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/self-care/heading-back-down-the-caregiving-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago, in the ultimate act of self-care, I abandoned this blog. Frankly, after all I&#8217;d been through during the previous several years (which saw the passing of both my parents in-law, my brother-in-law, my grandson, and my dad), I needed some time to focus on myself, process my grief, and get a grip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Away when You can&#8217;t Get Away</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/self-care/how-to-get-away-when-you-cant-get-away/</link>
		<comments>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/self-care/how-to-get-away-when-you-cant-get-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daily routine starts like this: wake up around 6:30am, rise around 6:45. Perform the necessary bathroom ritual. Scuffle to the kitchen, grab a cup of coffee. Let the dog outside, follow the loudly complaining cat to her food bowl and pour in her daily ration of cat kibble (she&#8217;s on a weight loss plan). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Considerations for Consolidating Households</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/caregiving/considerations-for-consolidating-households/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My, it&#8217;s been awhile. No, I don&#8217;t mean since I updated the blog, though it&#8217;s been awhile since I did that, too. I mean it&#8217;s been awhile since we took Dad in to live with us. It&#8217;s been almost two-and-a-half years, to be precise. After Dad died, in July of 2010, I unequivocally stated I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why am I neglecting Mom&#8217;s spiritual care?</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/caregiving/why-neglect-spiritual-care/</link>
		<comments>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/caregiving/why-neglect-spiritual-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindfulness & Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Christmas morning, I took Mom to church. It was just the third time I&#8217;d taken Mom to services since she moved here a year-and-a-half ago. I feel bad about that because her spiritual beliefs mean a lot to her, and she&#8217;s always been a regular church-goer. That is, until Dad moved out and she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ho! Ho! Whoa! The introvert&#8217;s holiday survival guide</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/coping/ho-ho-whoa-introvert-holiday-survival-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/coping/ho-ho-whoa-introvert-holiday-survival-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[caree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregivers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Recharging is absolutely crucial for introverts.” – Carl King Recently, a Facebook friend posted a link that changed my life. Maybe it will change yours, too. The link went to a blog post titled “10 Myths about Introverts” by writer and artist Carl King. Now, I&#8217;ve always known I was an introvert. Heaven knows I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Meditation: Presence, not Presents</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/caregiving/monday-meditation-presence-not-presents/</link>
		<comments>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/caregiving/monday-meditation-presence-not-presents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dementia Caregiving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[being present]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When I look back, I recall countless hours spent perusing catalogs and stores trying to find the right gift for my mother. I also recall, as the disease progressed, watching her happily unwrapping her gifts but not understanding they were for her or what they were. What she did understand were the moments we spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Great Gifts for Caregivers 2011</title>
		<link>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/holidays/5-great-gifts-for-caregivers-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://cheerfulcaregiver.com/holidays/5-great-gifts-for-caregivers-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Hanes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2011 gift guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alef Bet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Just Chill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Avant Stover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Care for Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephanie O'Dea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Way of the Happy Woman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Totally Together]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caregivers deserve to receive great gifts – not only at the holidays, but all year long: Trinkets that say “thank you,” “great job,” and “you are loved.” That last one is especially important. Family caregivers so freely give their love away that you need to share your love with them in order to replenish their [...]]]></description>
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