MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'distance'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4460106&cid=t_114321_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F9gbZ9LIHnbQ%2F Not going to be in the same place as your partner this Valentine’s Day? Before you gorge yourself on chocolates and down several glasses of vino with your friends, we have advice from a pro on how to get through the holiday, long distance. A member of Blisstree’s master technology team, Terry Smith (he’s the one who makes sure our website works — we don’t know how he does it), has lots of experience in the long distance department (he and his wife live almost 1,000 miles apart). Spending time apart is hard on a relationship and doing a long distance relationship is even harder. Whether you’ve been together for a month or 20 years, things come up beyond our control that land us in different places. For my wife and I, these things come up a lot. We’ve d... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4460106 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:23:42 +0100 4460106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272412&cid=t_114321_117_f&fid=38856&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timemastermd.com%2F%3Fp%3D1664 Fat Burning Secret is in the sole of your shoes – fat busting is measured in how many steps run, not reps you pull!  New science says your best way to slim and sexy is running, not lifting weights! Monitoring Fat Loss in Runners A key finding in a German study on long distance runners show that the first tissue affected by running was fat tissue!  More importantly, visceral fat loss -the most dangerous fat  linked to cardiovascular disease goes away.  This is big news! Liposuction cannot reach inside your guts to get to the fat It has always been dogma, that when you put yourself in a negative calorie state through dieting or catabolic exercise, that your body burns protein (or muscle) first, not fat.  We have always used hormones to protect the fat which works well.  But, thi... Timemaster MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272412 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:55:44 +0100 4272412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581580&cid=t_114321_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-video-our-conversation-with-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black%2F At age 34, Piper Kerman went to prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir of her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time locked up, from food quality, fitness routines, and friendships to the torturous six years she and her now-husband spent in limbo between her conviction and t... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581580 Wed, 19 May 2010 19:59:08 +0100 3581580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463885&cid=t_114321_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fharvard-masters-degree%2F6463%2F Conclusion Overall, I was very happy with the experience and education. It significantly added to my education without taking much time off work. I believe this type of degree is particularly valuable for work beyond your first master’s degree. Taking the majority of your classes online does limit your interaction with other students, and this is often one of the most valuable aspects of college. I would be very hesitant to recommend getting a bachelor’s degree online for someone recently out of high school because the student interactions are so valuable. One of my regrets is that I didn’t work harder at networking with classmates during the summer residency. While there are a number of other schools that offer various types of online degrees, there is a significant bene... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463885 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:00:25 +0100 3463885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3157694&cid=t_114321_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2Ftips-for-succeess-in-an-online-course%2F Some new articles with Tips for Succeeding on any Online Course written for the Education & Career, Distance Education section of Suite 101: Tips to Become a Successful Online Student Tips for Getting Organized in an Online Course These two articles should help you in being a successful online student, managing distance education courses, staying organized in distance education courses and managing weekly materials in online courses. For specific tips on succeeding in Dr. Dyer’s Bio50 course, read the links below: More: Dyer KA. 2008. Tips for Success in this Course. Nutrition & Wellness Edublog. Dyer KA. 2008. Suggestions for Success in this Course.  Nutrition & Wellness Edublog. Dyer KA. 2008. Tips for Online Success. Nutrition & Wellness Edublog. Steve Woods.... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3157694 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:20:45 +0100 3157694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2977607&cid=t_114321_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F11%2F05%2Fnational-distance-learning-week-ndlw-november-9-13-2009%2F [Distance] learning programs are invaluable because they provide a segment of our population with critical literacy and job-related skills as well as the means to take their careers to the next level Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) will be held the week of November 9-13, 2009. The week-long event is set “to promote and celebrate the tremendous growth and accomplishments occurring today in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses, and governmental departments.” NDLW is sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). During National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), schools, colleges, and other organizations will be showcasing their pr... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2977607 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:42 +0100 2977607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044816&cid=t_114321_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F2246180%2Fvicop%2Fneuromarketing%7ECollege-Branding-What-if-Harvard-Moved-Next-Door.htm Why do most college branding efforts end up as meaningless pablum? I think it’s because most colleges have been relatively insulated from the effects of devastating competition. In fact, historically there have been major barriers to competition in the cozy world of higher education. The biggest have been geography, cost, and reputation. [...] CommentsComments (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044816 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:06:16 +0100 3044816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164088&cid=t_114321_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F10%2F24%2Funderstanding-the-class-of-2013%2F For professors and instructors who grew up in the era prior to the Internet and Digital Technology, the Digital Immigrants often have difficulty understanding the Digital natives, our students who have always had access to computers, Internet, mobile phones, iPods and DVD’s. MSNBC takes a look at some of what is considered a normal part of their lives for the new class of college freshmen. These findings are based on the Beloit College’s Mindset list,  a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college. You can read the full list for the Class of 2013 at the Beloit College’s website. The list is the creation of Beloit’s Keefer Professor of the Humanities Tom McBride and Emeritus Public Affairs Director Ron Nief. They have been publish... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3164088 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:05:08 +0100 3164088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699826&cid=t_114321_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fback-to-triathlon.html In the past couple weeks, I've done my first triathlon races since Ironman Wisconsin last September. The first was Barb's Race, which is up in Sonoma on the Vineman course; the second was last weekend at the Folsom Olympic Distance Triathlon up at Natoma Lake in Folsom, CA. For both I took a relaxed approach and just wanted to test my body. I would say that they both went well, although I didn't break any records. The highlight of both was probably the bike leg, which I always seem to enjoy the most. My time for Barb's (a half-iron distance) was 6:18 or so, and my time for Folsom was 3:05. For both, and especially Folsom, I had slower swim times than I expected; I think that I really need to warm up more and dare to push myself harder on the swim. Also, I tend to lose focus in the open wat... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699826 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:02:00 +0100 2699826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2060926&cid=t_114321_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F22%2Fseven-rules-to-surviving-an-abusive-boss%2F At the interview for my first professional job, my future boss asked me, “I notice you’re married. Are you planning to get pregnant?” After I picked my jaw off the floor I stammered, “Uh, no?” It was a totally illegal question and the shocker was it came from a woman. What I should have done was run screaming for the nearest exit. But the job was offered, I took it and three years later I quit with a raging case of Post-Traumatic Boss Disorder. Rule #1: How you are treated from ‘go’ is a good indicator of how you will be treated on the job. The first phone call, your interview, how an offer is made and how negotiations are handled… My boss made me think I was her confidant. She gave me the plum jobs and ‘confided’ to me that everyone else was inf... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2060926 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:17:04 +0100 2060926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1840970&cid=t_114321_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fneuropsychology-abstract-of-day-cross.html DISCUSSION: The key aspects of transforming this course from one country to another with different resources, health care systems, culture, and language are analyzed. Problems encountered are described, as well as their possible solutions. (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1840970 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:53:00 +0100 1840970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1715295&cid=t_114321_90_f&fid=37832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrdyer.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F28%2Fblog-comment-strategy-for-day-28%2F In looking at the challenge activity for today, I suddenly realized that I don’t have a particular Blog Commenting Strategy. Prior to the challenge, I would comment under the following situations. I comment when I find something or a post that I am interested in If I think that an article has been done well, to leave praise To [...] (Source: Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD) Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1715295 Thu, 29 May 2008 05:55:11 +0100 1715295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1715297&cid=t_114321_90_f&fid=37832&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrdyer.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F05%2F26%2Fexploring-other-ways-to-comment-for-day-26%2F Since the challenge for today was to think about using multimedia and other ways to comment on blogs I decided to review and explore some ways of using multimedia in this blog and for blog commenting. My Voki The first multimedia application that came to mind for today’s activity was the use of the Voki. The Voki is [...] (Source: Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD) Ruminations of an Online Instructor MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1715297 Mon, 26 May 2008 18:44:44 +0100 1715297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1389035&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F21%2Fnew-3genfamilycom-our-new-website-is-now-live%2F By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog 3GenFamily Blog has moved to a new location on the web. Please come visit us at 3GenFamily.com Long Distance Caregiving for a Parent While Raising Teens and Balancing Work and Home The past 16 months has been an amazing and eventful time for me as a long distance caregiver for my 83 year old father, parent of two teen boys, spouse and juggler of work and home life. When I started this blog, I had no idea I would meet so many dedicated and fascinating people also working to get the best information into the hands of readers like you. Because there is still a huge need for real answers to many of life’s toughest situations, I am expanding this blog to meet those needs. While I am grateful to Wordpress.com for having a perfect place to start a blog, it is... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1389035 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:27:15 +0100 1389035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513384&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F21%2Fnew-3genfamilycom-our-new-website-is-now-live%2F By CK Wilde for 3GenFamily Blog 3GenFamily Blog has moved to a new location on the web. Please come visit us at 3GenFamily.com Long Distance Caregiving for a Parent While Raising Teens and Balancing Work and Home The past 16 months has been an amazing and eventful time for me as a long distance caregiver for my 83 year old father, parent of two teen boys, spouse and juggler of work and home life. When I started this blog, I had no idea I would meet so many dedicated and fascinating people also working to get the best information into the hands of readers like you. Because there is still a huge need for real answers to many of life’s toughest situations, I am expanding this blog to meet those needs. While I am grateful to WordPress.com for having a perfect place to start a blog, it is... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513384 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:04:34 +0100 2513384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1332797&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fexpired-identification-card-leads-to.html An elderly mother had been suddenly hospitalized, and her adult daughter who lived far away had arrived. But, in addition to the current crises, it turned out that the mother's California Identification Card (used by seniors who no longer have a drivers license) had expired six months ago. The daughter needed to obtain Power of Attorney quickly in the emergency, but ran into difficulties since the mother no longer had a California Identification card. Secure Horizons, the Medicare Supplemental, had not been paid by the mother for several months and was lapsing. But, they would not take a payment over the phone due to HIPPA.This was the sad story of misfortune I heard today from the adult daughter. She finally had two of her mother's neighbors sign as witnesses for her at a notary's. She wa... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1332797 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:02:00 +0100 1332797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1094180&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F13%2Fdoes-your-parent-need-a-cell-phone-for-emergencies-heres-the-one%2F Dad rarely travelled outside of a 10 mile radius of his home. The one or two times each year that he needed to go farther, he would enlist someone to drive with him. So, I never pressed the issue of getting a cell phone for emergencies.   When I showed him my newest phone, he dismissed it saying,” The buttons are too small. I can’t read that screen. I’m hard of hearing, you know!” Then came the accident. Dad was driving back from the car dealership, took a wrong turn onto the New Jersey Turnpike, got lost and tried to find his way back through a neighborhood he had never seen before. Peering sideways to read the street signs, he veered into a parked car. Crash!! My father was a very lucky man. The owners of the parked car were looking out their kitchen window whe... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1094180 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:56:02 +0100 1094180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1051252&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F26%2Fthanksgiving-with-dad-how-do-you-convince-someone-to-accept-help%2F  The mood was relaxed and happy on the five hour flight from California to New Jersey. It was Thanksgiving Day. The sun was just beginning to set on what must have been an unseasonably warm day on the East Coast. I smiled to myself. The plane had arrived ahead of schedule. I would be at my father’s home in time for dinner with him. The airport shuttle driver let me off outside the patio of my Dad’s place. I could see Dad was sitting motionless in his recliner in the corner of the room. Only the kitchen light was on, but I could easily peer into this tiny garden apartment in an independent senior living community. It had been my father’s comfortable home for the past year. The TV was off. Dad must have fallen asleep, again. I knocked on the glass patio door and e... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1051252 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:25:24 +0100 1051252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018361&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F09%2Fhow-to-help-your-aging-parents-medical-billing%2F It wasn’t until Dad mailed me the collection notice that I realized he was losing his ability to track and pay his medical bills. He had complained during our phone chats on several occasions that the hospital had messed up his billing. They kept phoning him to get him to pay his bill. He insisted that he had paid the bill– $124.34.  The hospital billing staff asked him to send a copy of the cancelled check. But, Dad adamantly refused to go through the work of getting the cancelled check. It was the hospital’s mistake for losing the payment. I was dumbfounded by his vehement refusal to deal with a straightforward problem. Ironically, in his younger days, my father had been a stickler for financial details. As a young adult, I would have gotten a scalding rebuke... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018361 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:56:39 +0100 1018361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=923732&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F10%2F02%2Fwhere-to-start-when-the-doctor-says-its-dementia%2F It was during a phone call five years ago with my Dad’s primary care doctor that the “D” word first came up. Dad was in the hospital, again. He had gastro-intestinal bleeding which the specialists had finally stopped — but not before a series of delirious outbursts about certain marital secrets that had his second wife shouting that she would have him committed to an institution! As Dr. R explained, people who have lost a lot of blood can become very incoherent. The problem goes away once the patients’ blood levels are stabilized. “Oh, by the way, you know that your father has dementia, right?” the doctor asked. Whoa! That stopped me in mid-sentence.  Was my father’s second wife right? My father needed to be institutionalized? “A... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=923732 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:27:24 +0100 923732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835464&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F31%2Fthank-you-ouralzheimerscom%2F When I launched 3GenFamily Blog on Wordpress.com, it was with the intention of sharing a wide variety of issues  and ideas about long distance caregiving to help others traveling the same road.  I’ve tried to focus on substantive information rather than just telling stories of life caring for an elder with dementia. When I first started searching for answers to my questions, I didn’t always find them. Sometimes I just didn’t know what search terms to use. To make things easier for others, I have tried to use phrases in my titles and content that I would have searched. So, it was a very pleasant surprise to discover that HealthCentral.com’s website — OurAlzheimers.com – named 3GenFamily Blog a Top Alzheimer’s Site for 2007.  Thank You! If ... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835464 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:25:04 +0100 835464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807335&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F08%2F05%2Fis-it-time-for-an-estate-planning-checkup-for-your-parents-or-you%2F Is your family like most others? Have your parents (or you) done some estate planning (see below for resources) and then filed the documents away to gather dust and cobwebs until they are needed? Why do I ask? Because if an illness or accident suddenly happened, you just might discover that those documents are out of date and don’t do the job they were supposed to do! In spite of the changes that my Dad made in recent years to his documents, he didn’t update all of them.  Now as his executrix, I am discovering that some of the documents don’t do what he and my mom originally wanted. As you may know from my previous posts, my father was frugal beyond belief. He never understood why attorneys got paid so much and tried to avoid using them whenever he could. But, he didn... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807335 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:34:21 +0100 807335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760487&cid=t_114321_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F07%2Feboyscout-is-always-prepared.html Here's one vital survival tool for the rational paranoid, even those of us who have taken our personal communication wireless - the humble and ever present pre-paid phone card.Yes, this is an advertisement. But I stand by it.Like most cel customers, I get a great deal on calls to the US and Canada - after seven PM. On my plan, it's free. But what if it's NOT after seven pm? SO not free! Therein lies the rub - and the same issue arises for people using landlines. In an increasingly global culture, you simply cannot expect the people you need to suddenly call to be in a convenient time-zone.But the real issue for the rational paranoid is - what if the battery goes dead? What if there's no service, or worse yet, I'm roaming? It's time to find a pay phone - oops, no freaking change! With debit... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760487 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 760487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807336&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F21%2Fis-your-parent-afraid-of-running-out-of-money-in-retirement-part-2%2F How much money does a 83 year old need to have in savings to avoid running out of money in retirement? In a previous post (Is Your Parent Afraid of Running Out of Money in Retirement -Part 1), I described how my 83 year old father was living in abject terror of having his money run out before he died.  While doing research trying to understand what was bothering my Dad, I stumbled across an article about “Bag Lady” syndrome. The fear of running out of money and being forced to live on the streets is not uncommon. But, it usually affects women who often depend on and defer to the men in their lives. They have a feeling of being powerless to prevent becoming a Bag Lady.  Men’s fears usually have to do with losing jobs, etc. I tried to reassure Dad that he was comfor... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807336 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 20:35:59 +0100 807336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807337&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F17%2Fwhen-should-you-get-a-living-will-for-your-parent%2F One of the Yahoo Groups I regularly read has had an ongoing discussion about health care in the USA. One of the posts talked about the need for a medical power of attorney or Living Will as it’s sometimes called. K lives in New England. She told us what happened when her mother, who did not have a medical power of attorney, had a stroke and required hospitalization and then rehabilitation.  The hospital was willing to allow K to make the important medical decisions without any legal documents. But, when it came time to release K’s mother to the rehab facility, there was only one that would accept her. And, K was required to go to court to become her mother’s legal guardian for that one to accept her mom! In my Dad’s case, each time he was sent to the hospital, the ... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807337 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:16:48 +0100 807337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807339&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F07%2F08%2Fupdate-on-unexplained-anemia%2F What do you do when anemia keeps coming back? In a previous post on Anemia, I talked about my 84 year old Dad’s recurring problem with fatigue and anemia. He (and I) thought the doctors had found the problem and taken care of it with medical procedures to stop the bleeding, most recently in his bladder,  and by making changes to his regimen of nine medications. I was so relieved that the bleeding has stopped! Several units of blood later, my father was starting to look and feel a bit better. His kidneys were failing, though. He would need to start dialysis right away and he was willing to try it. I believed that Dad could now start to recover some quality of life. For most of his over 40 life, he has been able to bounce back from serious illness with a determination that was f... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807339 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:09:00 +0100 807339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807628&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36019&url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkingcaregiver.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fdealing-with-working-caregivers_04.html How far does the average long-distance caregiver live from his care recipient? MetLife study shows 450 miles. But whether you're next door or 1,000 miles away from the aging recipient, it can be tough to make sure everything is okay.My first advice is don't wait till there's a crisis before you broach the topic of planning for the future with them. Helping out your aging parents is a process not an event. Believe me, when helping my parents, we waited too long to plan out how their lives would play out.. it all started with my mom's open heart surgery at age eighty!An easy way to start a conversation with them about planning for their future is to take advantage of a comment or complaint. Are they starting to talk about the house and yard being a burden for them? That would be a good time ... Working Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807628 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:04:00 +0100 807628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807340&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F27%2Fis-your-parent-afraid-of-running-out-of-money-in-retirement%2F My Dad was a victim of Bag-Lady syndrome. It took me a long time to understand what was going on. I finally found the name for my father’s terrible fear of losing his money in an article in MSN Money of all places! Bag-Lady syndrome is the fear, often found in women at all economic levels, that financial security could vanish overnight. The spectre of being penniless and homeless haunts some women’s dreams. Olivia Mellan, a Washington, D.C. therapist who specializes in money psychology, comments, “One of the ways that it impacts women’s lives is it makes them afraid to take risks with their money. That’s why a lot of women have lots of money sitting in a checking or savings account doing nothing. They’re afraid they might need it if they end up on ... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807340 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:21:53 +0100 807340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807341&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F24%2Fis-in-home-care-the-answer%2F In my last post Will An “Elder Monitor” Keep Mom At Home Longer?, I mentioned that my Dad chose to move to senior independent living rather than stay in the home he owned. Still mentally alert and generally capable of taking care of himself, he was having difficulty climbing the stairs to the second floor of the house. But that was only part of the reason to move. It was the ongoing maintenance of a modest three bedroom Cape Cod that he wanted to eliminate. He had never been a supervisor in his career. Managing the gardener was not something he liked doing. Those traits that made Dad outstanding as an aircraft quality control representative, paying attention to tiny details and holding fast to specific procedures to complete a job, made for immense frustration with a “m... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807341 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:05:29 +0100 807341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807342&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F09%2Fwill-an-elder-monitor-keep-mom-at-home-longer%2F In an open letter to our Presidential Candidates in a recent issue of Fortune Magazine, Andy Grove, former Chairman of Intel, proposes that Medicare can help seniors stay in their homes longer by specifying and paying for monitoring devices for them. The devices would alert a human to help a senior when medication has been missed, for example. Ignoring the self-serving aspect of his idea for the moment, his suggestion is not unreasonable. It can be a way to provide peace of mind for family, especially for long distance caregivers.  In Japan, families can rent an “i-pot” for a senior living alone.   The electric tea kettle boils water, records the time when the pot was turned on and dispenses the water, and emails the information to a neighbor or family member. If the e... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807342 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:02:48 +0100 807342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807343&cid=t_114321_158_f&fid=36021&url=http%3A%2F%2F3genfamily.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F06%2F04%2Fwork-vs-caregiving-balancing-conflicting-roles%2F She was a quiet, diligent bookkeeper who at one time dreamed of being a nurse. Other family members’ needs always seemed to take priority over her own.  Ever the practical soul, my mom quit her job to stay home full time when my younger sister was born in the late 1950’s. First, it was her children who needed her — the requisite home keeping, trips to schools and doctors, and coordinating the annual PTA spaghetti dinner in the basement auditorium of the school. She worked to balance errands, banking and housework alone as her husband (my Dad) traveled out of town on business for days at a time.  A decade later, she was needed to help with ailing parents on both sides of the family. She struggled to balance the difficult decisions of who should get her time on... 3GenFamily Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807343 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:05:47 +0100 807343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=560283&cid=t_114321_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F22%2Fcancer-returns-home%2F Filed under: Leukemia, Celebrity cancer diagnosis, All Cancers, Daily news, Cancer SurvivorsAfter several weeks of hiding and down time, a few weeks ago I made an official announcement to the non profit organization that I founded Indie Music For Life and its two entities Laughs For Life and Indiegrrl. I dropped off of this blog page for a month and am ready to write again. I needed a break. A break to sort through things. To sort through life.When you or a loved one are diagnosed with cancer it changes your life. Finding out you have cancer takes your breath away and from that point your breath is the most valuable thing to you in your life. Breath and time. Nothing is normal any more. Not your dreams, your nightmares, and not your waking moments. A personal diagnosis of chronic myloid le... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=560283 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 560283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=534142&cid=t_114321_113_f&fid=34898&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbillkosloskymd.typepad.com%2Fwirelessdoc%2F2007%2F04%2Fusda_funds_dist.html This is from the Conmergence blog: Conmergence: FedGov ( USDA ) Distance Ed and Telemedicine FundsMEMPHIS, Tenn., April 5, 2007 - Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr today announced that USDA is making available $62.9 million in distance learning and telemedicine loans, $75 million in loan and grant combinations, and $15 million in grants.Technorati Tags: telemedicine, distance learning, USDA (Source: Wireless Doc) Wireless Doc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=534142 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:08:08 +0100 534142