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• Interview - Talking With Jacqueline Marcell

  Jacqueline Marcell, author of "Elder Rage, or Take My Father ... Please! How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents," on how to cope with Alzheimer's.

• Article - Caring for Your Difficult Parent

  If you have a troubled relationship with your parent, try these strategies to help you function effectively – and remain sane -- as her caregiver

Questions & Answers

• Question - How do we deal with my father who has heart failure who wants to travel and expects only family to care for him?

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• Question - How can I help my mother if she refuses my help?

  I want to help my mother, but she won't let me.

• Question - Why does my mother-in-law make us feel guilty when we leave her?

  Why does she do this, and how should we respond?

• Question - How do I get a break from caring for my mother?

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• Question - How do I address the use of the stove with my mother?

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• Question - Does my angry father have Alzheimer's or dementia

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• Question - Why does my father keep refusing to take his medicine, and how can I get him to take it?

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• Question - How do we deal with my father-in-law's denial that his wife is dying?

  Sometimes family members who are in denial about an impending death may listen more directly to a more objective person, such as a doctor.

• Question - How can we persuade my mother, who's caring for my dying father, to bring in hospice help?

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