Articles for Caregivers

A Grandkid's Reflection, Part 2

Magic Medical

Continued from previous post -    I would take Grandma to Carvel or Baskin Robbins to get ice cream, where she showed me the exquisite culinary combination of strawberry and butter pecan ice creams put together. We bonded greatly over our shared sweet tooths. I learned her favorites: banana splits...

A Grandkid's Reflection, Part 1

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 Life is a lot to keep up with. You can make as many good plans as possible, you can come up with a variety of best-case and worst-case scenarios, and even still, life will throw surprises at you that you did not anticipate. Some people say, “hindsight is 20/20,” but...

Giving Birth and Urinary Incontinence

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  (trigger warnings: discussion of pregnancy & childbirth complications)  If you gave birth, you may have urinary incontinence (UI) later on in life, especially post-menopause. Maybe you weren’t planning for that, sorry!   Pregnancy and childbirth can damage the pelvic floor and muscles associated with bladder control, which could lead to...

People Need Incontinence Supplies for Different Kinds of Medical Conditions - It's About More than Getting Older!

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Well, hello there! If you’re here, it’s likely that you or someone you care for is in need of supplies related to incontinence. Welcome to the club! There are plenty of medical reasons, across a variety of conditions, in which people might experience incontinence. It’s definitely not just about getting...