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Diane Berardi

Helping families grow older together without losing their minds

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Bereavement and Social Isolation with Dr. Lina Aldana Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode   Take Diane with you... and listen

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Hidden Legal Pitfalls in Medicare 2020 Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode   Take Diane with you... and listen whenever you

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Dr. Sarah (Smile) Pressman Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode  Dr. Pressman's TED Talk  Take Diane with you... and

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What You Don't Know About Parkinson's Disease Early Detection Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode   Take Diane with you...

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode   Take Diane with you... and listen whenever you want, wherever you want, and how often

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Why Should Doctors Care About our Attitude? Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode  Dr. Pressman's TED Talk  Take Diane

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Did you know? Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode   Take Diane with you... and listen whenever you want, wherever you

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Youth Caregivers...The Shocking Truth When you hear the phrase “Family Caregiver” hardly anyone pictures an eight year old, but it’s estimated there are millions of caregivers ages 8-18 in the United States alone.  And they are all but invisible.  But

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Senior Move Managers: Who are they  & Why are they becoming so Popular with Boomers?  Moving our aging parents and sorting through a lifetime full of memories can be quite a daunting task. That's where a Certified Senior Move Managers

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below The Power of a simple idea... Recognizing that families and caregivers are an integral part of the collaborative care team is a great idea. Implementing that idea in a system known for bureaucratic logjams and interdepartmental turf wars is another

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below New Help For Family Caregivers... Even in today’s high-tech world, virtually all of the care our loved ones receive will come from a family member.  Yet despite a healthcare system that relies almost entirely on family and friends to provide the

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Ask Doctor Jo's Expert Tips for Relieving Pain Without Drugs Pain can hinder every aspect of your life, making even the simplest of tasks unbearable. Thanks to technology, instead of constantly taking over-the-counter painkillers or turning to dangerously addictive opioids from your doctor, there are now alternative solutions—and that’s where Diane's special guest

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Emergency Preparedness For Seniors Attorney Amos Goodall, president of the National Elder Law Foundation outlines a handy and vital list of things you need to have ready ahead of any unforeseen disaster or emergency, to keep you and your aging parents safe.  On it: three critical things I know you would never think

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below The Change Foundation... In broad range of Community Health, helping family caregivers who are dealing with Mental Illness and Addiction issues of a loved one tends to be either glazed over or silently swept under the rug. But thanks to

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Come Meet Those Who Gather at the Intersection of Technology and Aging There's no question that technology can make our life simpler, especially as we age. The problem is most applications are designed by developers far too young to truly

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below The Change Foundation... Connecting the Dots Today’s healthcare system is offering up new hope for so many, but its not without its own twists and turns, bumps and bruises. Few know the snags and frustrations better than family caregivers— but

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Compassion Fatigue Caring too much can hurt. When caregivers focus on others without practicing self-care, destructive behaviors can surface. Apathy, isolation, bottled up emotions and substance abuse head a long list of symptoms associated with the secondary traumatic stress disorder

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below The Change Foundation... Today’s healthcare system is offering up new hope for so many, but its not without its own twists and turns, bumps and bruises. Few know the snags and frustrations better than caregivers— but mostly, their voices go

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Protecting your aging parents from too much health care! Why sometimes less care and intervention is the best care. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below This Cutting Edge Hamilton, Ontario based program may well change the way Canadians (and the rest of the world) Plan For an Aging Society. Dr. Doug Oliver is an associate professor in the department of family medicine at McMaster University

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Can These 8 Positive Emotion Skills Really Impact Your Health? Coming up this week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane’s guest, Dr. Judith Moskowitz, talks about the 8 Positive Emotion Skills and the benefits they have on our health.

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Live from Parker Diane and the crew are back on the road this week in front of a live and excited audience on the Parker campus in Highland, Park New Jersey, in the US.  Here Are Some Handy

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Live from Parker Diane and the crew are back on the road this week in front of a live and excited audience on the Parker campus in Highland, Park New Jersey, in the US.  Here Are Some Handy

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below The Change Foundation... Today’s healthcare system is offering up new hope for so many, but its not without its own twists and turns, bumps and bruises. Few know the snags and frustrations better than caregivers— but mostly, their voices go

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Marketing to Seniors... Bird-brain Mistakes Business and Healthcare Professionals make: How many are you guilty of? It’s the most powerful buying group in all of human history. Yet they are the most ignored. Is your business designed to romance the

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Double Trouble... Caring for one parent with health challenges is hard enough… Caring For two at the same time? That’s Double Trouble. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise® it’s all about you and your questions as Diane catches

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Glaucoma? This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane’s special guest expert, Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind, Jill Feigelis, is here to share some great tips and resources for helping the visually impaired live their best lives ever. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below

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Real Help for Arthritis Sufferers  From A Real Arthritis Sufferer Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode   Take Diane with you...

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What Hospitals Hope You'll Never Find Out... Uncovered: The Real Reason Your Aging Parents Are Sleeping In ER Hallways Plus: Caregiver Stress Research, and Listener Emails Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and

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7 Freaky Reasons Men Die Young (and what women can do about it) Did you know? Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy Links To The People, Products, Books, Services and Resources Discussed On This Episode

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Research Reveals Some Quirky Results About Fall Risks and the Elderly  What does having difficulty buttoning you shirt reveal about your Falls risk?  When someone experiences a fall, here's what NOT to do (the answer may surprise you).   Recent public health surveillance data shows some startling statistics: Every eleven seconds, another older adult

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Ask Doctor Jo's Expert Tips for Preventing and Treating Caregiver Injuries Being a caregiver can sometimes be a real pain in the neck. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… the Internet’s Physical Therapist, “Doctor Jo,” drops by with some great tips to help us avoid injuries, and work the “kinks” out

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Macular Degeneration? This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane’s special guest expert, Rehabilitation Specialist for the Blind, Jill Feigelis, is here to share some great tips and resources for helping the visually impaired live their best lives ever. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below

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PCOS: How Many of These Symptoms Do You Have? 10% of all women have PCOS, making it the most common female endocrine disorder and cause of female infertility in the world. Women with PCOS may suffer from acne, menstrual irregularity, infertility, obesity, autoimmune disease, diabetes, and heart disease. Traditionally, doctors treat symptoms one at

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Geriatrician: Why? A Geriatrician is much more than a physician who simply cares for old people. Geriatricians must, above all, have a genuine fondness for the elderly, and a deep and widening knowledge of the problems they face. Diane’s special guest this week, Dr. Laurie Jacobs, President of the American Geriatric Society is

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Medicare: 4 things you need to know Medicare Supplement changes 2020 Do current enrollees in these plans have to switch their plans? Why is congress eliminating plan F and Plan C? What are the pros and cons of this change? Is there a similar  plan to F & G that will be available?

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Fiduciaries: Why? We may think because we are a spouse or a child, or a brother or sister, we can legally speak for our loved ones when they can't speak for themselves.  The courts say, "yeah... not so much."   Elder Law Expert,  Attorney Amos Goodall, Esq., President of the National Elder Law Foundation

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Give Dementia the Boot! How To Have A Healthy Brain At Any Age Doctor Felice Gersh discusses the link between sleep, diet, exercise and Dementia risk... Some amazing superfoods that can safely sharpen your mental ability--regardless of your age.  Plus... Learn the real truth behind the "Alzheimer's Gene." Listen to this

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… our favorite crime fighter and elder-exploitation super sleuth, Detective Joe Roubicek, is back to update us on the current cons, scams and flim-flams targeting us and our aging parents. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here

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This week on Parents Are Hard to Raise… Recent scientific studies have shown that positive emotional benefits adult can bring to our aging parents. But one study reveals those benefits can reach far beyond the emotional joining Diane. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise® is the lead author of that study

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This week on Parents Are Hard to Raise… Dr. Jennifer Olsen, Executive Director of The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving is here to share some of the amazing resources they offer for family caregivers like us… Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are

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This week on Parents Are Hard to Raise… What you should Never, EVER Touch when traveling on an airplane, Why a good economy can pose real risks to our aging parents, How sleep habits impact fall risks, Plus... 5 Great Foods to Boost Your Mood Listen to this episode... just click

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For years we’ve been told how long we live is all about our genes. Startling New Research says, “Hogwash!” On this episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise... * Five things you can do to right now overcome your genes and live to a healthy, ripe old age. * Why learning Ballroom Dancing

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In this special year-end episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane takes a look back at our most popular season ever, updates us on what’s happening, and gives us a glimpse of things to come. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are

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Getting Through the Shock of a Devastating Diagnosis It can feel like a punch in the gut— when the doctor delivers the life-altering news… All the plans and priorities you had just moments ago instantly turn to smoke when you’re confronted with a major cancer, serious disease or other life-threatening condition. There is

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This week… a heartfelt thanks to the thousands of our listeners for their well wishes for Annette… In this special episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane speaks emotionally about her Mom’s devastating diagnosis. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… A message to Healthcare Professionals everywhere … “Get your act together!” Diane shares her personal frustrations with a healthcare delivery system that is anything but elder-friendly. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here Are Some Handy

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The U.S. Veterans Administration Benefits Plan Announces 1st Changes Since Civil War What does this mean for Veterans? Amos Goodall, Esq. President of the National Elder Law Foundation is back to discuss how these changes affect Veterans and their dependents.  If you or your aging parent is a veteran, you're going to want to

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Medical Kidnap and "Death by Hospice" Two Dirty little secrets nobody’s willing to talk about… Until now! Radio talk show personality and activist Marti Oakley has dared to ask the question: are rules and regulations intentionally being written to encourage the Medical system to systematically "cull" the very sick and the old from

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The gut does more than just digest food... but as we age, it's Katy Bar the Door! Doctor Felice Gersh discusses the link between the aging gut and chronic disease, and how we as children of aging parents can choose between sickness and health as we age. Listen to this episode...

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Diane and the crew are on the road this week... in front of a live and excited audience at the Senior Center in Howell Township, New Jersey. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below We had a fantastic time at the Howell Senior Center,

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So, what happens to mean girls ? Some of them grow up to become... Mean Old Ladies   Bullying is not just child’s play. For many in senior residences, communities and social groups, bullying may be an even bigger problem for our aging parents than it is for our kids. This week on Parents Are

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Psychiatrist and Alzheimer’s researcher, Dr. Kat Toups, MD says dementia is not some mysterious disease that just happens! It happens for reasons. And when we identify those reasons and contributing factors, we can stop or even reverse it. She knows this not only as a doctor, but also from her very own personal

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… our favorite crime fighter and elder-exploitation super sleuth, Detective Joe Roubicek, is back to give us some ARRESTING developments… on the current cons, scams and flim-flams targeting our seniors. Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Here

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Our generation is known for valuing our independence. Our aging parents are no different. But for those with certain chronic medical conditions, remaining independent often means risking our physical health. By combining Artificial Intelligence with a simple phone call, Diane’s guest, Wolf Shlagman, CEO of Care Angel is changing all that.

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Growing old means something entirely different today than it did in our grandparent’s day, and for us it will be far different again. Diane’s special Guest, Brenda Bacon, CEO of Brandywine Living has spent a career studying the changing needs of our aging society and is here to walk us through the maze

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Technology is transforming the way we care for our aging parents, in some amazing ways. Diane’s special guest this week, Satish Movva founder of Care Predict is here to tell how Artificial Intelligence is being used not only to deliver better care and keep our aging parents safe now, but it can also

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The American Retiree set is the wealthiest demographic in world history, a fact that does not go unnoticed by politicians, retirement community speculators, and eldercare facility operators.  Today’s most popular eldercare options—some good, some bad, really questionable.   This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise Diane shares some stories of her personal experiences in

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What do you get when you combine technology with a small army of college students eager to serve the needs of seniors in their community?   This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane’s special guest, Andrew Parker, CEO of “Papa” -- an innovative new senior care solution, that’s poised to take the

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Urinary Tract Infections... Can they lead to Death and Dementia? In the elderly, things like falls, confusion, agitation, loss of appetite or incontinence are often passed over as a normal part of aging. But they could be the silent symptoms of a very serious medical condition, which, left untreated, could be fatal.   This

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6 Symptoms of Caregiver Burnout... How many do you have? If you are one of the 44 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. caring for a loved one, no one has to tell you about the added stress it can add to your life. But there are some things you can do about

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below Elder law is a complex affair—filled with twists and turns, pitfalls and loopholes that can have dire consequences. Which is why when it comes to matters that affect our aging parents, not just any lawyer will do. This week on Parents

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Listen to this episode... just click play ▶️ on the player below They come in many forms… the caring nurse who visits Mom at home, the nice couple down the road who are always willing to pick up groceries or run errands, the neighbor boy who mows the lawn, the carpenter and plumber

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It’s been called “a good law gone bad.” Over the years, guardianship law has been misapplied, misused, and sometimes just plain manipulated, until it has become what it is today… a threat to the health, wealth and freedom to our elderly and disabled citizens. Diane’s special guest expert, Marcia Southwick-

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Of all the financial issues that impact our aging parents, planning for Medicare and Medicaid are among the most important… and the most confusing. This week on Parents are Hard to Raise, Diane’s special guest expert Geraldine Callahan demystifies the process. Here Are Some Handy Links To People,

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The Alzheimer’s Association estimates there are about 16 million Americans caring for a family member with some form of neurocognitive disease. To them, life can often feel like an out-of-control freight train, filled with 36-hour days… This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane’s special guest expert—Molly Wisniewski— founding editor

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For centuries, dogs have been called "man's best friend.” But for those suffering from PTSD, Autism, MS, Parkinson’s, and neurocognitive diseases, a service dog is far more than a companion… Diane’s special guest experts this week—Master Trainer- Frank Pugliese and Bella the Service dog talk about the amazing roles Service and Therapy

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Longtime listeners will recognize this week's guest expert as the guy who helps keep our parents safer with this unique brand of wit and wisdom. Anthony Colandro is a nationally recognized personal security expert who has spent most of his adult life helping others to protect their most valuable assets,

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The issue of legal mental competency can be a complicated and emotion-packed subject, even under the best of circumstances.  This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane’s special guest, forensic psychologist, Dr. Gianni Pirelli, pulls back the curtain on a common problem, we’d all rather not think about. Sane or

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Recent surveys show, people would rather talk to their kids about sex, then their parents about money.  But proper eldercare planning includes more than just the physical, emotional and social aspects of life. Like it or not, sooner or later, we’re going to have to talk money. This week on Parents

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Eat right and get a good night’s rest… we’ve heard it since we were kids.  But modern medicine is now discovering that digestive health and sleep cycles may be far more critical to our aging parents mood and cognition than we ever could have suspected. This week on Parents Are Hard

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Can our words, thoughts and actions really change our physical age? Plus… a new government program promises help for aging Veterans. But will this new brainstorm be the panacea they promise, or just another government engineered nightmare waiting to happen? Links

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane catches up on listener questions as well as some common issues facing clients in her private practice. Sharon from Bakersfield, California asks: “I fill mom’s pill box every week, but she still takes her meds wrong!” What can I do? Talya from

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Since their last appearance on episode 54, our producers have been deluged with "Fan Mail" for Joe and Annette.   This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Back by popular demand, Diane’s eighty-something parents Joe and Annette ---AKA “Cuff and Link” answer listener emails from around the world. Links Fun Facts:

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Diane’s special guest, Carina Minchew, combined her love of music with some creative thinking about pulmonary rehabilitation— to produce some amazing results for people struggling with lung disease. Carina Minchew is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT),  a Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT), and an Asthma Educator - Certified (AE-C). She has

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Listen on  iHeart Radio We know the role exercise, nutrition and lifestyle choices play in OUR health. But what about our aging parents? Is there ever a point at which it is too late to exercise… a point where risk of injury and potential for pain outweigh the benefits? Diane’s

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Music has the power to lift our mood or bring us to tears. It can spark vivid memories that instantly transport us back in time. But what about those who those whose memories are locked inside?   This week on Parents Are Hard to Raise, Diane’s special guest, Dan Cohen—founder and executive

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What if our bodies came with a hidden "reset" button which could erase cellular damage, stimulate tissue regeneration, roll back aging, and cure a host of debilitating and deadly diseases?  Sounds like something out of science fiction, right?  But a new branch of science seems to hold promise for scores of

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On this episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane answers listener emails about stress, caregiver guilt and chronic UTIs… Plus some life lessons about resilience from an eighty-something who’s willing to just let it all hang out. Links Want more information on infections... Listen to Episode 23

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On this episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane outlines what to look for when hiring a live-in caregiver. Plus… Could this inexpensive, over-the-counter pain pill be the answer to Alzheimer’s Disease? Links Here's the link to the Ibuprofen Article  Take Diane with you

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In this very special episode of Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane talks with two accidental celebrities—her Parents Annette (age 89) and Joe (age 90)  AKA “Cuff and Link”—about life, aging and their advice for children of aging parents. Links  Take Diane with you

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What do you do when “Plan A” backfires and you’re thousands of miles away? This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane gives her best advice to long distance caregivers. Plus… This is NOT what you want to see in Adult Daycare. Links  Take

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane confronts the question: Why Me! What to do when life becomes unfair. Plus… What’s behind the mysterious spike in Vasectomies in the month of March, every year in America? Links  Take Diane with you and listen

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It’s happening the world over… generations a world apart are coming together, living together and bonding together. Could this be a solution to the world’s growing eldercare crisis?  This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane shares her thoughts on Intergenerational Living. Links  Take

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This week… A frustrated listener’s plea for help with a control-freak father who is doing whatever he can to undermine the care of his spouse… And, Diane’s surprisingly counterintuitive advice. Plus… A Florida senior uncovers a unique strategy for beating long Emergency Room Waiting Lines…police later recovered the stolen ambulance in

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What’s four-foot nine-inches tall, clad in plaid and sitting on your doorstep with a note pinned to it? Give up? Surprise! Now she’s your problem… This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Granny-dumping Links  Take Diane with you and listen whenever and wherever you

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Pole Dancing!  Seriously? Chronic Illness has a way of stripping both patient and caregiver of our sense of personal control. But in our natural struggle to regain it, could we be doing more harm than good?   When should we give in and let go? This week Diane shares her thoughts on

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It’s called “The Sweetheart Scam” and its gaining popularity among cybercriminals whose primary target is unsuspecting seniors. It’s unusually cruel, amazingly effective and is rendering international law enforcement agencies helpless.  This week Diane's special guest expert is personal security consultant Anthony Colandro, who shares tips on how to keep you and

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With so much listener feedback from last week’s show… this week Diane continues to share more of her tried and true, real-world  tips caregivers can use to help manage the sometimes overwhelmingly stressful manifestations of dementia. Links  Take Diane with you and listen whenever and

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No disease of aging takes its toll on caregivers quite like dementia. This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise, Diane talks about the powers of music and dance to ease the symptoms of Dementia and deliver relief for both caregiver and sufferer. Links    Take

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Have you ever noticed that you feel happy around happy people, sad around depressed people, or uneasy around anxious people? Research shows that if you spend enough time with people, their emotions will actually rub off on you. It’s called emotional contagion. And this week Diane shows how it affects caregivers and their

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There’s something in our human nature that causes us to want to collect things. Some collect autographs, some collect coins, stamps or other memorabilia. Collecting can be fun. But as we grow older, there’s a chance our innocent pastime can turn into something else. This week… Diane explores the darker side of collecting

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Diane shares tips on Managing Chronic Pain, and preventing pressure sores. And we’d like to welcome those of you in Great Britain to our growing family of listeners! Links Here's a link to a Blog post about The study Diane cited on "pressure

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Do you remember how your mom could tell you were sick just by looking at you? This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise… Learn the subtle signs scientists are now saying can tip us off that a person is about to fall ill. Plus… learn why our aging parents might truly feel

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It’s one of those problems no one talks about. Even though over half of us will suffer from it as we grow older. In addition to the physical discomfort, life threatening and altering side effects, those affected must endure the emotional burdens of shame and embarrassment. For caregivers it adds to the psychological

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This week on Parents Are Hard To Raise…Parkinson’s Disease… how to recognize the early symptoms, some innovative self help tips, plus new technology and scientific breakthroughs that are offering some real help. Links Folinic Acid and Parkinson's Disease https://scienceofparkinsons.com/tag/folinic-acid/ https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/research-briefing/folinic-acid-shows-potential-for-parkinsons-disease-in-fruit-flies/20202514.article https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2017/march/new-research-suggests-bowel-cancer-medication-could-help-combat-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease Parkinson's disease detected by smell http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-42252411 High- intensity exercise can

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This week Diane answers a listener's question, "Why is my mother showing signs of PTSD when it was my father who is in the ICU?" Caregiver PTSD is a real thing.  Find out this week what you as a child of aging parents can do to prevent caregiver PTSD.  Diane suggests that the

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This week Diane answers the question, “What does it mean to be a caregiver?”   We're introduced to the term "Elder Orphan." Plus some great ideas for caregiver holiday gifts that don’t involve shopping. And from the entire crew here at Parents Are Hard to Raise… Happy Christmas!! Links: StandUpForCaregivers.org

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This week Diane answers a heartfelt listener email from a frazzled daughter in Fairfield, Idaho who is feeling guilty about feeling guilty. Plus… What the sugar industry was hoping you’d never find out, and a connection between smoking and frailty in the elderly.   Listen and Subscribe on

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This week Diane answers listener emails from Matsumoto Japan and Naperville, Illinois, on the challenges of finding a compassionate and elder-wise doctor, plus… How primary caregivers can use the Holidays to their advantage.   Listen and Subscribe on Google Play and Stitcher     Follow Diane on Social