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Today, November 15 is the great American Smokeout, a day initiated by the American Cancer Society to bring awareness to a habit that can be life-threatening. Did you know that one in five Americans still smoke? Or that using tobacco is the #1 cause of premature death in the United…
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November is National Diabetes Month and FirstLight Home Care would like to bring your attention to an illness that impacts millions of Americans every day. According to the National Diabetes Association: Nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Another 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes and…
The Sandwich Generation...The New Normal?
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Have you heard of the term “The Sandwich Generation?” Well, if you haven’t up until now, then you’ll probably start to hear it more and more. Heck, you might even be a member of The Sandwich Generation and you don’t even know it. It’s a term that I find extremely…
Alternatives to the Traditional Funeral
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Guest blogger: Julie Grannan My mom passed away on August 2, 1997. Only 54 years old, she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a short six months prior. Being “younger” I don’t believe that she and my dad had really discussed their funeral/burial preferences. But when terminal illness comes knocking…
Tips For Communicating With An Alzheimer’s Patient
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Here at FirstLight Home Care, we work with lots of families caring for loved ones with many different diseases and disabilities. One disease that is particularly heart wrenching to watch and personally endure is Alzheimer’s. I have asked myself this question many times…as I get older “would I rather lose…
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Tracking Devices for Your Wandering Parent
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A GPS tracking device for your aging parent? I know, it sounds a little strange at first… at least it did to me. I had really only heard of tracking devices being used by search and rescue teams, the police, and possibly the nervous parents of toddlers and/or new teenage…
Wii by Nintendo: An effective way for seniors to exercise and have fun
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Video games often get a bad rap, especially when it comes to how many hours young kids and teenagers can be glued to them. Hours of sedentary sitting along with the less-than-nutritious diets of many children are a recipe for an overweight, unhealthy generation. But, video game promoters and advocates…
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Fun Things To Do for Labor Day
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So, it’s almost here. The official end of summer is marked by the long Labor Day weekend. What exactly are we celebrating on Labor Day? The name seems to be pretty self-descriptive, but often times it’s easy to not really think about what the holiday is really about. Let’s be…
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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a long-time friend of mine who had been caring for his elderly mother. My blog entry was also about how FirstLight Home Care is meeting the needs of aging America, and an unfortunate lack of awareness surrounding caregiving options. This week however,…
Seniors Go Back to School Too!
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Guest Blogger: Julie Grannan August can be a bittersweet month, especially when you are a kid. The summer is coming to an end, the local pool has closed up even before Labor Day weekend hits, and it’s back to school time. But wait…back to school time for many kids is…