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Here are some highlights from
this week's news on caregiving and aging:
Medical News Today | September 8, 2014
"A new nationally representative study of older military
veterans finds that poor mental health is linked to negative age
stereotypes, and those who view getting old as positive appear to have a
lower risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress, anxiety and suicidal
thoughts. The researchers suggest if media, everyday conversations and
marketing were to convey more positive views of aging, it could improve
mental health."
Huffington
Post | September 7, 2014
Social worker Dorothy Miller,
originally coined the term "sandwich generation" back in 1981, to
describe women in their 30s to 40s who were "sandwiched" between
young children and aging parents as their primary caregiver. A lot has
changed since then. Women are delaying child-bearing and seniors are living
longer. Because of these added variables, the "sandwich
generation" definition has morphed along the way and tends to target
both genders and the predominant age is 40-65 years old.
Health Affairs | September 2014
"It was four o'clock in
the morning, and I'd already been awake for forty-five minutes. I decided
to go downstairs and work on a crossword puzzle to pass the time. I had
taken only two steps when I felt my right foot slip, and the next thing I
knew I was strung out along the staircase, holding on to the railing with
my left arm and my legs stretched out, ending up nearly at the bottom of
the staircase. I lay on my left side facing the railing, with three fingers
of my left hand trapped in one of its small custom-designed openings. My
right hand was free, but I couldn't focus on how that would help me. The
searing pain in my left shoulder and the throbbing in my big right toe were
all consuming. I felt as if I was strapped onto a medieval torture rack,
having my shoulder pulled from its socket."
Louisville Courier-Journal | September
10, 2014
"For many Americans, including my husband, Joshua, Sept.
11 was a call to action. In our nation's hour of need, our military men and
women stood up and fought for our most precious gifts of safety and
freedom. When they came home with lasting injuries, both visible and
invisible, it became our duty and privilege to step up and take on the
responsibilities of caregiving; from hands on assistance with bathing, dressing,
feeding and hygiene, to verbal reminders, and in some cases constant
supervision, we've been proud to take care of our nation's heroes."
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