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	<itunes:summary>Are you suffering from loss? Feeling alone? Looking for hope? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley, bereaved parent/sibling on their weekly Open to Hope Internet radio show. The Horsleys are founders of Opentohope.com and international experts on finding hope after loss. Their personal journey and the stories of their guests will inspire you and motivate you to again embrace the life that you have been given.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Do the Holidays Feel Like Too Much? How Caregivers and Families Find Joy in the Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel like there&#8217;s just too much to do during the holiday season? If you’re caregiving, I&#8217;d be willing to bet that your stress levels are ramping on up there about now. It&#8217;s not that it&#8217;s not all good – the tree, the gifts, the home baked cookies, the parties, the family gatherings, the lights.  Every one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Unlikely Caregiver: Black Sheep of the Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is funny. Sometimes the most rebellious of us, the teen gone bad, the unwed mother of three, the Harley brother in leather and bandanas and lots of tattoos becomes the best caregiver, the most thoughtful son–or daughter. Why? Sometimes those who travel counter to society have the most tender souls. Sometimes the battle with their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You the Black Sheep Sibling? The Unlikely Caregiver?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is funny. Sometimes the most rebellious of us, the teen gone bad, the unwed mother of three, the Harley brother in leather and bandanas  and lots of tattoos who become the best caregiver, the most thoughtful son&#8211;or daughter. Why? Sometimes those who travel counter to society have the most tender souls. Sometimes the battle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Caregiving Takes Its Own Sweet Time, Pace Yourself for the Long Haul</title>
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		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=when-caregiving-takes-its-own-sweet-time-pace-yourself-for-the-long-haul#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have the privilege of meeting many, many caregivers&#8211;and some of them have been at this for a long, long time. Some caregivers are caring for both parents, some a spouse with a chronic disease, others, an adult child who is disabled or challenged. These are the silent heroes. These are the quiet ones who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does Alzheimer&#8217;s Effect People Differently?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=why-does-alzheimers-effect-people-differently#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer&#8217;s does different things to different people. I&#8217;ve heard some people say their spouse or parent got sweeter. &#8220;Not my mother,&#8221; I say in return, laughing (and almost crying at the same time) at some of the antics my mother and I lived through. My mother had Parkinson&#8217;s and later, developed Alzheimer&#8217;s. Double whammy. Writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Don&#8217;t Leave Me Here Without You&#8217; &#8211; Why Caring For a Spouse is So Difficult</title>
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		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=dont-leave-me-here-without-you-why-caring-for-a-spouse-is-so-difficult#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carol O&#8217;Dell &#8211; For many of us, caregiving for a spouse is in our future. We like to not think about it, or at least imagine that it&#8217;s a long, long time from now. For many, it&#8217;s a daily reality. According to the Family Caregiving Alliance, there is a much higher likelihood of receiving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Mother&#8217;s Day When Mom&#8217;s Gone, Turn Bitter Into Sweet</title>
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		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=celebrating-mothers-day-when-moms-gone-turn-bitter-into-sweet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 19:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day can be bitter-sweet if your mom&#8217;s no longer here. It&#8217;s so hard to say the word, “dead,” and in many ways, our loved ones live on&#8211;in thoughts, in stories, in how they continue to impact our lives. For many, Mother’s Day can be so painful that we do all we can to avoid it. That avoidance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Honey, Grandma Died&#8221;: Talking to Your Children About Tough Issues</title>
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		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=honey-grandma-died-talking-to-your-children-about-tough-issues#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children & Grief]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s so, so hard to have to tell your son or daughter that their grandfather, grandmother, or parent has died. We dread it so much that we avoid it, but this is a time when our children need us to most. They need us to be clear. They need us to answer their questions. How Do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Dreading the Death Date of a Loved One?</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=are-you-dreading-the-death-date-of-a-loved-one</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=are-you-dreading-the-death-date-of-a-loved-one#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how much you try not to think about it, you dread the day your loved one died. It&#8217;s especially hard, those first couple of anniversaries. Perhaps you spent years caregiving and you&#8217;re dealing with the void in your life. Perhaps it was sudden and you feel as if the bottom fell out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Caregiving Stress Your Marriage? Grow Closer in Your Caregiving Years</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=does-caregiving-stress-your-marriage-grow-closer-in-your-caregiving-years</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=does-caregiving-stress-your-marriage-grow-closer-in-your-caregiving-years#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is caregiving hard on a marriage? It can be. But it can also be a wake-up call. Sometimes our  marriage can be defined by what we&#8217;ve survived. Yes, caregiving was stressul on marriage&#8211;at times. I wrote in my book, Mothering Mother that I felt like I was a giant ice cream milkshake and each of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Death Comes as a Shock&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=when-death-comes-as-a-shock-natasha-richardsons-family-faces-hard-times</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=when-death-comes-as-a-shock-natasha-richardsons-family-faces-hard-times#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actress Natasha Richardson died yesterday–from a head injury. She fell on the bunny slopes while skiing with her son in Canada. She was 45. Her death comes as a shock to her family. As hard as it is to be a caregiver and watch someone you love die slowly, it’s even more heartbreaking to have your time cut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Talk To Your Doctor: Getting What You Want and Need, for Caregivers and Families</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=how-to-talk-to-your-doctor-getting-what-you-want-and-need-for-caregivers-and-families</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=how-to-talk-to-your-doctor-getting-what-you-want-and-need-for-caregivers-and-families#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us pine for the days when we had home town doc who delivered us, knows everything about us–and cared that we stay alive. Not that most ever had that–but it sure sounds good, doesn’t it? As a caregiver to my mom who had Parkinson’s, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s, trust me, I’ve spent a whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Memorial Services with Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=creating-memorial-services-with-heart</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=creating-memorial-services-with-heart#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carol O&#8217;Dell Creating a meaningful memorial service for your loved one is cathartic, and you don&#8217;t have to wait until your loved one passes to begin to think about what they &#8212; and you &#8212; want and need. It&#8217;s a part of caregiving you&#8217;d rather not think about, but it&#8217;s the last thing you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver&#8217;s Support Group</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=im-not-sure-i-want-to-attend-a-caregivers-support-group</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=im-not-sure-i-want-to-attend-a-caregivers-support-group#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to admit that I didn’t attend a caregiver support group while I was caring for my mom. Not everyone is the &#8220;group&#8221; type. I started full time caregiving back in 1998 and honestly, I didn’t even know caregiving support groups existed.  I had decided that I wasn’t going to go and talk about my mother! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Memorial Services with Heart, Part of the Caregiving Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=creating-memorial-services-with-heart-part-of-the-caregiving-journey</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a meaningful memorial service for your loved one is cathartic, and you don&#8217;t have to wait until your loved one passes to begin to think about what they&#8211;and you&#8211;want and need. It&#8217;s a part of caregiving you&#8217;d rather not thnk about, but it’s the last thing you can do to honor their wishes and gather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s and Violence, &#8220;I Don&#8217;t Want Anyone to Know How Bad It Is&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you stopped having people come into your home because you don&#8217;t want them to see your dad/husband or wife &#8220;that way?&#8221; Are you hiding how awful it really is? Alzheimer&#8217;s, Lewy Body, dementia and other neurological based diseases affect the brain in different ways. Some individuals become docile, too docile. They stop talking, and pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move Over Michelle, Mama&#8217;s in the House: The Obamas Are a Multigenerational Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Move over, Michelle Obama, cause Mama’s in the house. That’s right, Michelle Obama’s mother is moving into the White House. Multigenerational families aren’t new, and now that the Obama family joins the rank, perhaps it will be considered a viable living option, and one that&#8217;s particularly appealing in these economically challenged times. People used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Am I Holding Onto the Past? Why We Keep the Clothes of Those We Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had my Daddy&#8217;s suede jacket hanging in my closet since 1982, the year he died. I didn&#8217;t know I&#8217;d be a keeper, but I guess I am. It&#8217;s brick-red suede, and has completely worn through at the edge of the sleeves. It no longer smells of him, but I keep it. I remember when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Resolutions for the Caregiver</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carol O'Dell --]]></description>
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		<title>Is This Your Last Christmas Together?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel this is the last Christmas with your spouse or parent? Maybe your loved one has just been placed in hospice&#8211;or maybe you just know. You have that feeling. Perhaps you or your loved one is facing a cancer diagnosis, or you’re at the end stages of Alzheimer’s or heart disease. This can put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers and Happiness: An Oxymoron?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do caregivers struggle with the concept of happiness? People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~Abraham Lincoln. I find it pretty amazing that this quote is attributed to Abraham Lincoln. He didn’t exactly have a cushy life. According to today’s standards of what qualifies as a “good life,” Abraham Lincoln’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Can&#8217;t Believe I Just Said That&#8221;: How to Say the Right Thing to Someone Who is Ill or Experienced a Death</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=i-cant-believe-i-just-said-that-how-to-say-the-right-thing-to-someone-who-is-ill-or-experienced-a-death</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grief & Healing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dear friend of mine has cancer is awaiting a double mastectomy. Her family and friends have all gathered and I see the love and connection she has surrounding her. There&#8217;s hugs and laughter and even a few tears. But we&#8217;re still human, every last one of us that and all those prayers and good thoughts don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aging and Fear: Choose a Different Path</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was caregiving my mother, I couldn&#8217;t help but observe my mother&#8217;s words and actions. If you live with someone, talk and listen, you begin to notice patterns. The same old things get said day in and day out. We&#8217;re all such creatures of habit. As my mother continued to age, she lost her ability to filter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having That Difficult Conversation: How to Talk About Uncomfortable Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes a good conversation? Two people who want to talk&#8211;and listen. Sometimes, they use words, but a conversation can consist of a glance, a the touch of a hand&#8211;it&#8217;s about connection. You can&#8217;t force it, and if you try too hard, it shows. The art of conversation starts with you&#8211;and what you bring to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers: There&#8217;s Nothing More Important Than a Good Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi–the beauty found in imperfection. There&#8217;s nothing more imperfect than family life. The fusses, fights, secrets, and misunderstandings add texture to your life&#8211;and salt to your stories. I found this definition at Nobel Harbor, written by Tadao Ando, a Japanese architect. This essay on Wabi Sabi so touched me that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has Caregiving Changed You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has caregiving changed you? Do you no longer feel like yourself? Has a part of you died? I know. I felt this too. I felt like I lost myself in some way. I lost my spontaneity, at times, my hope, and most days, my freedom. But I&#8217;m here to let you know that it won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Says Halloween&#8217;s Just For Kids? Easy Tips for Caregivers and Their Loved Ones to Enjoy the Fall Festivities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re never too old for Halloween. It&#8217;s a fun fall festivity that should continue long after our toddlers have flown the nest. Life brings many challenges&#8211;disease, financial difficulties&#8211;and the best way to counteract all this doom and gloom is with a boo! Our elders really get a kick out of Halloween. They love to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers: You Don&#8217;t Have to Like Your Mother to Love Her</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsflash: You don’t have to like your mother to love her. This, for some of us is a relief. We feel like bad sons or bad daughters if every thing&#8217;s not warm and fuzzy, but caregiving isn&#8217;t about your emotional barometer reading for the day. It&#8217;s no coincidence that we start out tethered to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Taken Caregiving Too Far For Your Own Good?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently at an event where a woman received the caregiver of the year award for her community. Her daughter wrote a lovely letter about all her mother did for her mother. The list started at about 5am and ended about midnight&#8211;with frequent middle of the night interruptions as well. The list went on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Shock? What to Expect That First Month After a Loved One Dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losing a spouse, a parent, a child is devastating. But somehow, you will get through. As crazy, lost, alone, scattered, numb, and frantic as you feel in those first months, know that as hard as it is to believe, it won&#8217;t last forever. I know you don&#8217;t think you will ever get through this. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver, Are You Too Hard on Yourself?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there&#8217;s one thing we could all use a little more of, it&#8217;s mercy. Caregivers are notoriously hard on themselves. I know, I was my own worst judge. Caregiving isn&#8217;t easy. It&#8217;s relentless, and you can&#8217;t get it all &#8220;right.&#8221; You can&#8217;t go on three hours sleep, physically lift another human being from the bed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Caregiver&#8217;s Challenge: Loving the Unlovable</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caregiver relationships are as complicated as everybody else’s. Caregiving isn’t always sweet and sentimental. What happens if you need to/are asked to care give someone who has hurt you deeply? I met a woman at a book club once and her face revealed her suffering. She shared that her husband had late stage Parkinson’s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dad Won&#8217;t Quit Pacing! What You Need to Know About Agitation and Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alzheimer&#8217;s usually strikes when someone is older&#8211;a time in their life when people typically slow down. Many Alzheimer&#8217;s live on the edge&#8211;always anxious, overly alert, agitated, and sometimes mean. A common sight in a memory disorder unit, facility, or center (they can be called different names) is to see a person walking and walking. Pacing like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21-Year-Old Wonders How to Deal With Pain of Mother-Loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sally from California asks: I lost my mother two months back. I&#8217;m 21, the elder child and suddenly feel that my world has been turned upside down. I&#8217;m studying away from home and have blocked my grief out completely. But on the days it makes an appearance, the pain is unbearable. Will the pain ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve Just Found Out: Mom (or Dad) Has Alzheimer&#8217;s&#8211;Another Caregiver Begins the Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=weve-just-found-out-mom-or-dad-has-alzheimers-another-caregiver-begins-the-journey</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, at a caregiver’s conference I started my talk about my caregiving journey, and that my mom had Alzheimer’s. A woman jumped up out of her seat, let out a cry, and ran out of the room. The director followed her out the door. Later, the director shared that the woman’s mom had been diagnosed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Benefits of Laughter&#8211;A Caregiver&#8217;s Greatest Ally</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mom may have had Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and a heart condition, but she could still say and do the craziest things. It’s okay to laugh. We have to. If we don’t, we’ll just dissolve into a puddle on the floor. Why is laughter so good for you? “The old saying that ‘laughter is the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Feel Like I&#8217;m Going Crazy! Mom/Dad Acted Fine at the Doctor&#8217;s Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can a person who doesn’t remember their own son or daughter, keeps their purse in the freezer and thinks that trees are talking to them act completely normal in front of a stranger? It’s called social convention abilities, or social response abilities, which means your loved one who you know has dementia/Alzheimer’s, can get their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Think I&#8217;m Depressed: A Caregiver&#8217;s Deep-Dark Secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m Carol D. O’Dell, and I hope you’ll check out my book, Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir, available on Amazon I Think I&#8217;m Depressed&#8211; Have you had this thought but couldn&#8217;t say it out loud? Caregiver depression doesn&#8217;t always look like depression. That means it can go undiagnosed for a very long time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Don&#8217;t Want to Live With my Adult Children!&#8221; Our Parent&#8217;s Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a caregiver/son, daughter, please read this post. You need to put yourself in their shoes. But I don’t want to live with my adult children! Me neither. (And I wrote the book, Mothering Mother–and my mom lived with me the last (almost) three years of her life!) That’s my point–my mother lived on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Feel Trapped by Caregiving?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a family caregiver, you can feel like you’re under house arrest for a crime you didn&#8217;t commit. It&#8217;s not that you don&#8217;t want to care for your loved one, it&#8217;s just that you didn&#8217;t realize it would wind up feeling like that&#8217;s all you do. If you’re not careful, resentments can mushroom. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Should You Celebrate the Anniversary of a Loved One&#8217;s Passing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anniversaries that mark the day our loved one&#8217;s passed away can be tough days.
You think about it weeks leading up to it&#8211;dread the day.
Your body seems to remember even before your mind.
Athletes call this muscle memory&#8211;
&#8220;Muscle memory can best be described as a type of movement with which the muscles become familiar over time. For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Elder Loved One Considering Suicide? Warning Signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t think it can&#8217;t happen. 
?
Elder suicide rates?are up in the United States and it usually start with depression&#8211;also a major factor in the elderly. 
?
It&#8217;s a deadly combination&#8211;life debilitating illness, loss of spouse, career, a terminal diagnosis, medications all?exasperate the situation. 
?
But it&#8217;s not the way we want it to end. 
It&#8217;s not the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned About Caregiving From my Dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life lessons are everywhere, and I was recently reminded of what it&#8217;s like to be a caregiver?by my two dogs&#8211;Kismet and Rupert. Kizzy (short for Kismet) is an Alaskan Malamute?and her son, Rupert who is part lab. (She had a tryst in the front yard before we could stop her). Miracle was, she only had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Dads More Difficult to Take Care of Than Moms?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=are-dads-more-difficult-to-take-care-of-than-moms#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Carol O'Dell Discusses Dad's Just in Time for Father's Day]]></description>
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		<title>How Will You Remember Your Loved One?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We avoid thinking about or dealing with death at every turn. 
Even caregivers who are caring for their aging parents try not to think about the inevitable end. 

Cancer, Alzheimer&#8217;s, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, combined with age will eventually claim the lives of those we love. And sadly, by not fully anticipating and participating in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of a Great Dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Daddy died at the average age men die in the US (78 years old), from the most common disease men die from&#8211;heart disease. Yet, Daddy was anything but typical. He was a big teddy bear of a guy who made my world right again.
I was adopted at the age of four years old&#8211;and my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Relationship in Two Easy Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no way to stay in a long-term relationship and not have issues.
Hurts, frustrations, &#8220;you weren&#8217;t there for me,&#8221; &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe you said that, betrayls and disappointments are all a part of being human.
Whether you&#8217;re in a committmed relationship, married, have children, adult children, siblings, and even friends must eventually hit this road block [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Grieve Too Much?</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=can-you-grieve-too-much</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grieving is natural. It&#8217;s good for you. It&#8217;s necessary.
But can you take grief too far? 
What is &#8220;too far?&#8221;
What&#8217;s right and necessary for one is dangerous for another.
I recently watched &#8220;Reign Over Me&#8221;about a man (played brilliantly by Adam Sandler&#8211;not his usual comedic role) who loses his wife and three daughters in the airplane crash [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Live with Family Members Without Hating Each Other</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Face it, times are tough.
Can you afford to stay in your own home? Are you well enough to manage everything on your own?
Are you recently widowed and wonder if living by yourself is such a good idea?
Are you a boomer or sandwich generationer wondering how to care for/pay for your kids, your parents and save [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Need to be Needed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 21:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Losses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you need to be needed?
Carl Jung called it, &#8220;The Wounded Healer.&#8221;
Caregivers, whether they come by it willingly or are drug into their caregivingroles, become accustomed to being needed. It&#8217;s comforting? and satisfying to know that you have a purpose.
But what do you mean when you say, &#8220;wounded healer?&#8221; ?Is that a bad thing?
Wounded healer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are the Death Rattles?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 21:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rattles

Mother has what they call the death rattle. 
Every time she takes a breath there?s a rattle. Technically it?s congestive heart failure?the fluid around her heart is building up and her body can?t process it, so it?s filling up in her lungs. 
?
I remember when Mother said she had that little kitten in her chest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Care-give and Not Kill Yourself in the Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Helping Others]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a new kind of caregiver out there.
She (or he) is a savvy caregiver, isn&#8217;t a martyr, and doesn&#8217;t look defeated (all the time).
She (I use the feminine pronoun to apply to everyone)?has her act together (in some respects) and isn&#8217;t going to let her life and her plans be completely derailed&#8211;and yet she loves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections): Don&#8217;t Let Your Elder Suffer in Silence</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=utis-urinary-tract-infections-don%e2%80%99t-let-your-elder-suffer-in-silence</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 20:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you?ve ever had a bladder infection (the common name for UTIs), then you know how very painful they can be. 
If you haven?t, let me describe one for you: 
Many times, you don?t realize right off what?s wrong. 
You?re edgier than normal. You feel ?different down there,? but you?re not sure. Then, you get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day When You&#8217;ve Lost Your Mother</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=letter-to-my-mother-five-years-later</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=letter-to-my-mother-five-years-later#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 15:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writer Carol O'Dell explores her conflicting thoughts and feelings on the fifth Mother's Day after her mom's death]]></description>
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		<title>When I Miss Her: A Mother&#8217;s Day Tribute</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=when-i-miss-her%e2%80%93a-mother%e2%80%99s-day-tribute</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=when-i-miss-her%e2%80%93a-mother%e2%80%99s-day-tribute#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 22:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the simple things I miss about my mother.
Just two women shopping. Someone to be with. Someone who knows me better than I wanted her to.
Happy Mother&#8217;s Day, mom.
I&#8217;ll?always?miss you, and I&#8217;ll always carry you in my heart.
I hope you enjoy this excerpt from my book, Mothering Mother:
When I Miss Her


I miss Mother when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I&#8217;ve Learned About Caregiving</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=what-i%e2%80%99ve-learned-about-caregiving%e2%80%93during-and-since-9</link>
		<comments>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=what-i%e2%80%99ve-learned-about-caregiving%e2%80%93during-and-since-9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This June, my mother will celebrate her sixth anniversary &#8220;on the other side.&#8221;
I can hardly believe it&#8217;s been that long. I spent the first year in grief and rebuilding my life.
That&#8217;s normal, and you can&#8217;t rush it or fix it. It was more like two years, and that&#8217;s also &#8220;normal.&#8221;
That&#8217;s how long it takes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a Bad Caregiver? Do You Know One? Signs of Elder Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=are-you-a-bad-caregiver-do-you-know-one-signs-of-elder-abuse</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, you&#8217;re not.
Bad caregivers don&#8217;t seek out blogs on caregiving.
They don&#8217;t attend caregiving seminars and workshops.
They don&#8217;t worry about how they&#8217;re treating their loved ones.
Bad caregivers feel completely justified in their actions.
So, lay that aside.
If you lost your temper, it&#8217;s okay.
Make a plan on how to avoid it in the future.
Make a plan on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Had Your Happy Fix?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We always think that happiness is &#8220;out there.&#8221;
When I get a new job, when I take vacation, when I lose 30 pounds, when&#8230;
Happiness is not that hard. We make it hard. Happiness is having new eyes. A fresh perspective.
After I moved my mother in with us to care for her, (she had Parkinson&#8217;s and Alzheimer&#8217;s), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Resent Your Sibling For Not Helping You Care Give?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 04:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In most families, there is a primary caregiver no matter how many siblings there are. Some try to divvy up the responsibilities, but it?s rarely equal distribution because of differing people?s lives?jobs, distance, abilities, etc. In many families, one sibling gets the brunt of the responsibility. 
?
And even if you agreed to it, over time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Worse Than Being a Caregiver?</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=what%e2%80%99s-worse-than-being-a-caregiver</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine called me from her mother&#8217;s bedside.
Her mother?was dying. In-patient hospice. It wouldn&#8217;t be long.
My heart ached. I knew her mother. I could hear the sound of her voice in my head.
She was 78 years old. Not that old, but cancer doesn&#8217;t care&#8211;young, old.
Everyone had flown on to say their good byes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have Restless Caregiver Syndrome?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel like running away? 
You may have restless caregiver syndrome. 
What?s that, you ask? 
I may have made up the term, but I certainly experienced it firsthand. 
Have you seen the commercials for restless leg syndrome? 
They?re kind of quirky, and I?m not saying that it?s not a serious disorder, but it?s presented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Caregiving Personality Type?</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=what%e2%80%99s-your-caregiving-personality-type</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Different personalities handle life, death, and caregiving differently.
We all have gifts to offer the world and to offer as a caregiver.?\
Stop trying to be something you&#8217;re not.
Stop trying to be your mother.
There are things you&#8217;re good at things you aren&#8217;t.
Accept this and let go of the guilt.? 
By examining your basic personality traits, you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Forgiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death of a Parent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the practices hospice?recommends is to ask your loved one&#8217;s fforgiveness&#8211;and to offer yours.
I&#8217;ve been thinking about this all day. The importance, or power of forgiveness and how it might keep us here on earth, lingering. Everything hospice does is to make passing easy, comfortable, and to give a sense of closure to everyone.
And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Mom (or Dad or my spouse) So Grumpy?   5 Ways to Stop Negativity</title>
		<link>http://www.opentohope.com/?post=why-is-mom-or-dad-or-my-spouse-so-grumpy-5-ways-to-stop-negativity</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your parent or spouse negative all or most of the time?]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Cycles of Caregiving: Where Are You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statistics show that people spend about 4.5 years caregiving. 
The average person with Alzheimer&#8217;s lives 5-8 years. That means there&#8217;s some time they might not be receiivng care&#8211;the early years before they&#8217;ve been diagnosed when they&#8217;re able to cover it up, make excuses, or their family members are just?too inundated with work and children to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Chose Against a Feeding Tube</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After all the caregiving, all the hospital stays, doctor visits, baths, pills, and exhaustion, you have one more hurdle&#8211;the dying process itself. One of the toughest decisions you&#8217;ll have to make is whether or not to insert a feeding tube.
This occurs when you&#8217;re at your lowest. Beyond exhausted. Numb.
You call hospice and more decisions need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Get Up and Go? 5 Caregiving Energy Zappers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest issues I had as a caregiver was no energy! 
I knew I was doing a lot, caring for my mom (She had Parkinson&#8217;s and Alzheimer&#8217;s and lived?with us) ?and raising three daughters, but I still felt like most of my work was at home, not terribly hard or fast-paced,?so why did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Dirty Little Vice? Not So Great Caregiving Coping Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol O'Dell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[?So what&#8217;s your dirty little caregiving vice??
Everyone has them and caregivers are no exception. 
?
Caregivers are under enormous amounts of stress, so it&#8217;s only natural to turn to something that&#8217;s comforting.?The other danger is that caregivers spend an enormous amount of time at home and alone&#8211;a breeding ground for vices. 
?
I&#8217;m all for comfort, but [...]]]></description>
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