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Table of Contents – The Eldercare Monologues – A Hippie-Adjacent Good Son’s Tips, Links, Life-hacks & Insights on “Doin’ Right By Mom ’N Dad Without It Bein’ a Buzz-kill”
The Beginning of the Beginning
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- THE DECISION
- First, a little family biography
- GIVE YOURSELF OVER TO THE PROGRAM
- ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES FOR THEM BOTH
- Pick a Medicare Program for them
- MONEY AND STUFF
- DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
- CABLE TV W/ ON DEMAND / RECORDING FEATURES
- MOVING AND DOWNSIZING
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
Table of Contents:
- SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
- HEMP OIL AND CBD
- WHITE BOARDS
- HEARING AIDS – COSTCO
- INTERNET AND FACETIME, EMAIL, FACEBOOK, Etc.
- LETTERS, CARDS, POSTAGE ADDRESS BOOKS
- CAR TRUNK: FOLDING WHEELCHAIR, FOLDING WALKER
- DIGITAL PICTURE FRAMES
- EMPATHY, MENTAL TOUGHNESS, COPING STRATEGIES, AND ENJOYING THE ROLE
- BEDS
THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE
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- Mental stimulation
- SKIN
- DERMATOLOGIST VISITS
- HYDRATION
- PEEING
- POOPING
- SAFETY
- EYE DOCTORS
- STANDING CHAIRS / STANDING RECLINER CHAIRS
The End of the Middle
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- A TRANSCRIPTION OF AN “ELDER-SCOLD”
- FALLS AND THE URINARY SYSTEM
- OTHER QUOTES ABOUT FALLING FROM THE MEDICAL STUDY
- URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
- BUMPED HEADS AND REHAB
- LIVE TRANSCRIBE
- MEALS – Munchies and “Elder Tapas”
- HEALTH CARE
- A couple of Mobility tips
- SENIOR LIVING OPTIONS AND “HOUSE RULES”
The Beginning of the End
Table of Contents:
- AMBULANCE SERVICES
- ON NOT EATING
- URINARY RETENTION IN MEN AND IN-DWELLING CATHETERS
The End of the End
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- CLOSENESS, AND OBSERVATION
- A RAMBLE ABOUT BRINGING MORT HOME WITH AN INDWELLING CATHETER AND HIRING A 24 HOUR LIVE-IN CAREGIVER:
- CREMATION