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Will You Have To Repay Your Mom’s Debt After Her Death?

January 24, 2022 by Guest Contributor

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Have you taken care of a family member or your parents and are worried about the deceased person’s debt? Will you have to repay your mother’s debt? Well, typically, you don’t inherit the debt of your parents or a family member unless you have cosigned on a loan or have taken out a credit card together. You are not liable to repay the debt, even if you’re the only … [Read more...]

Embrace is my touchstone word for 2022.

January 4, 2022 by Debra Hallisey

Embrace new opportunities and change

Like many people I no longer commit to a New Year's resolution. Instead I pick a touchstone word for the year. Sometimes it is based on how I hope the year will go and sometimes it is based on anticipating what is coming. I’m in the anticipation mode this year and the word is ‘Embrace.’ The dictionary defines embrace as: ‘To accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) … [Read more...]

I never promised mom… Then why do I feel so guilty?

December 21, 2021 by Debra Hallisey

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When your head knows it’s the right decision, but your heart is breaking. One of my promises to myself when I became mom’s caregiver is that I would never promise her anything unless I was 100% sure I could deliver. It is why I never promised her I could always keep her in our family home. My expectation was that at some point she would need to be in a wheelchair and, given … [Read more...]

Hospital at Home. What is it and how does it work?

December 13, 2021 by Debra Hallisey

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For family caregivers, the devil is in the details. The Hospital at Home model has been around since 1995, but in the time of COVID, it is gaining traction. Hospital at Home gives acute care that would normally be given in a hospital to patients in their homes. Generally, it includes intravenous therapy (mainly antibiotics), anticoagulation, wound care and chemotherapy … [Read more...]

Caregiving, You Choose It Time and Time Again

November 16, 2021 by Debra Hallisey

Recently I presented at the Care Years Training Academy's,  "The Caring Conference: Our Courageous Acts." When I started to think about caregiving and courageous acts, I struggled with deciding if I would submit a proposal. It felt like a courageous act needed to be something big, even momentous. Then I realized caregiving is a series of courageous acts because every time … [Read more...]

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