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HOT TIP: The Green Fountain of Youth?

Maybe fighting cancer, reducing your risk of Alzheimer's or a heart attack would be a big enough draw, but there is more than that in the goodness that is green tea. Read on! Applying green tea extract…

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News + Info: CARE Act

Learn how AARP is working to help Caregivers with new legislation: the CARE Act. Oklahoma is the first state to enact the CARE Act, legislation which "requires hospitals to notify the family caregiver if a loved one is to be…

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That Sign Doesn’t Go with My Outfit

Our Editor shares her thoughts on the challenges of aftercare, both for the patient and those who love them. It's tough to handle an illness when you are going through it. It's sometimes just as tough to keep up…

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HOT TIP: Meditation!

A few minutes a day of meditation could help you in more ways than you could have imagined. HOT TIP: According to a study by Johns Hopkins University, just 30 minutes per day of meditation could take the…

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Spotlight: CSC/Spanish Speaking Support Groups

Our friends at the Cancer Support Community - Benjamin Center, located in Santa Monica, California, offer support groups for those people with cancer who are Spanish speaking only. There are a number of wonderful programs available to help those…

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CSC: Cancer Insurance Checklist

This month is our Cancer Awareness series. Need help figuring out everything your insurance will pay for if you have cancer? Our friends at the Cancer Support Community can help. Learn about the Cancer Insurance Checklist and more…

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The Cancer Experience Registry

Hello, friends. This month we are highlighting the efforts of our friends at the The Cancer Support Community (a partnership from the former Wellness Community and Gilda's Club). CSC is an international non-profit dedicated to providing support, education and…

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A Story to Share: For the Caregiver

We saw this story by author and journalist Sally Quinn that was published recently in the Washington Post. She's been there, so she knows of what she speaks. Some of you do, too. Read on. Love overcomes life’s…

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For the Caregiver: A Journey with Alzheimer’s

Today's feature is written by a longtime friend and pretty wonderful person, Kara Wehby Shuror. Kara shares with MNU her experience as one of her mother's caregivers during her last years with Alzheimer's disease. Thank you, Kara,…

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The Practical Things

If you or someone you love is grappling with a serious illness, or even if you are perfectly healthy and all is well, you still need to have your affairs in order. A lot of people resist…