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Monitoring Vitamin K Intake During Coumadin Therapy

Monitoring Vitamin K Intake During Coumadin Therapy

Again, I am bringing you guest blogger, Gary Liska from  QAS ( Quality Assured Services, Inc.) because his expertise is in Coumadin therapy, INR testing and Vitamin K regulation.  When my father was placed on Coumadin, the physician’s instructions were to “decrease his intake of green leafy vegetables and don’t let him fall”.  That was [...]

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Alzheimer's Disease - Principles For a Dignified Diagnosis

Alzheimer’s Disease – Principles For a Dignified Diagnosis

Tomorrow evening, I will be attending my first meeting of a group that works to increase awareness of dementia diseases and the inequalities that go along with these diseases; therefore I have been doing some research and came across some interesting information.
I am copying verbatum a flyer that is distributed by the Alzheimer’s Association entitled [...]

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Caregiving Contracts - Is it fair to accept $ for the care of a loved-one?

Caregiving Contracts – Is it fair to accept $ for the care of a loved-one?

According to Geoff Bernhardt, an elder law attorney in Portland, Oregon, a recent article in US News & World Report states that “more than 50 million family members provide more than 300 billion a year in uncompensated care to family members.”  This care is frequently provided by an adult child who has either moved back [...]

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GUILT

GUILT

Guilt is an almost inevitable part of caring for aging parents. Whether it’s the feeling of not providing enough care, having to restrict the use of automobiles, or power tools for safety reasons, leaving the house without the elder, exchanging angry words when caught in the frustration and fatigue of the moment or the placing [...]