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Caregivers - Caring for family and friends

An important part of the lives of many people is taking caring of others. Sometimes, this means providing care for a child, parent, grandparent or even a friend. Caring also means taking care of yourself.

Evaluating In-Home Care Providers

WaSue
  • By WaSue · Posted March 25, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I'm trying to research in-home care options in Houston, Texas. We (family) have had experience with Home Instead and Sheltering Arms, and I've found online information on Home Care Assistance and Right ...

Long-term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis

KMFDallas
  • By KMFDallas · New reply January 17, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Long-term Use of Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis Worst Pills Best Pills Newsletter article January, 2009 Bisphosphonates (listed in Box 1) are widely prescribed to prevent fractures due to the natural ...

Help I am trying to get used to it............

suzsezok
  • By suzsezok · New reply June 27, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • My mother makes alot of uh uh uh sounds when she first gets up in the morning and as she moves behind her walker going into the living room. I know she is in pain almost every minute from her recent falls ...

Selfish family members

suzsezok
  • By suzsezok · New reply June 24, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • I am the caregiver of my 81 year old mother. My father died a year ago and my mother moved in with me and my family. The problem I have is that I have one sister, who has stage 4 colon cancer, two useless ...

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OsteoporosisNOF: NOF's CFC information: CFC #:11043; Osteoporosis Foundation, National

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OsteoporosisNOF: Volunteer to start an NOF support group to help yourself and others with osteoporosis in your community. Call (800) 231-4222 to learn more.

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