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Introducing Katy – Member of the Sandwich Generation

Kathy Ruffner Linn
April 22, 2015
Introducing Katy – Member of the Sandwich Generation

Hi, I’m Katy. Glad you found me. Have you ever heard the term “sandwich generation”?  Well, I’m a charter member! I balance my own family and look out after my…

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The Emotions of Caregiving – Father and Daughter

Kathy Ruffner Linn
March 31, 2015
The Emotions of Caregiving – Father and Daughter

Dad was angry. Fist bangin, Marine-cussin, jerk-away angry. All the time. At everyone and everything. He was angry because he couldn’t seem to do anything the way he wanted to;…

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Memory Loss

Kathy Ruffner Linn
January 13, 2015
Memory Loss

KATY did… Buttons ‘n Bows… and Memories A couple of years ago I was driving through a small town where we used to live. Stopping at the corner drugstore, I…

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Mom vs. Dishwasher: The Need for a Senior Advocate

Kathy Ruffner Linn
January 8, 2015
Mom vs. Dishwasher:  The Need for a Senior Advocate

My mother was tidying up in the kitchen late one evening when somehow she tripped over the lowered dishwasher door. She ended up on the floor with both legs twisted…

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The Moving Van: Ageism

Kathy Ruffner Linn
December 17, 2014
The Moving Van:  Ageism

Nicknames are something most people pick up in childhood. Mine was “Puff” (probably not the best impression to give in the late 1970s!). Dad came up with a good nickname…

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Dad "Locks Up"

Kathy Ruffner Linn
September 16, 2014
Dad "Locks Up"

“Getting old is the place where want, needs and abilities don’t always mesh. In a way it’s kind of like growing up as a kid… you know that you want…

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Elder Care Services, Senior Advocacy, Senior Healthcare, Senior Helpers, Stories

Katy Did… The Snazzy Walker

Kathy Ruffner Linn
July 10, 2014
Katy Did… The Snazzy Walker

Dad’s balance was bad, and due to whatever was going on between his brain and his muscles, it was rapidly getting worse. He had fallen a couple of times in…

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Walkers for Seniors
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Katy Did… Summer Shoes

Kathy Ruffner Linn
June 14, 2014
Katy Did… Summer Shoes

Dad became a salty old beach bum in his retirement. During his working years our family always took a summer vacation at the beaches of North Carolina. And for more…

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Katy Did… Dad and the Man on the Moon

Kathy Ruffner Linn
May 17, 2014
Katy Did… Dad and the Man on the Moon

One evening I was driving Dad back to his assisted living residence after dinner at my house. There was a big full moon in the sky and we both commented…

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