CAROL BRADLEY BURSACK
Bursack: Age not an excuse for excess weight
Dear Readers: Do you or a loved one use age as an excuse to not bother with taking off weight?
By Carol Bradley Bursack , May 19, 2012
Bursack: Celebrating Mother’s Day any way we can
DEAR READERS: Many of you have mothers who are in assisted living centers or nursing homes.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , May 12, 2012
Bursack: Care ombudsman can help with transitions 
Dear Carol: My mother has been in assisted living for several years. Now, her health is deteriorating and her assets have dwindled to almost nothing.
I’m afraid moving her to a nursing home is the only choice. I’m not sure how to go about the change, or when to do this. The financial aspects worry me. Where do I start?
By Carol Bradley Bursack , May 05, 2012
'Minding Our Elders' | Mom resists help handling finances
Dear Carol: My 82-year-old mother wants to go to her bank to renew a certificate of deposit. She seems competent, but my brother and I feel someone needs to go along with her.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , April 28, 2012
Daughter feels guilty for dreading time spent with her mother
Dear Carol: My 92-year-old mother is being eaten up by dementia and I am struggling with guilt because I dread visiting her.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , April 21, 2012
Bursack: Helping mom accept Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Dear Carol: My 87-year-old widowed mother has been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease. She’s been quite independent, and is very upset over the diagnosis, even though her symptoms are mild.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , April 14, 2012
Bursack: Improve the life of recently blind
Dear Carol: My 76-year-old mother has lost her vision, and is easily bored ... I often read to her, which she enjoys. How else can I help stimulate her interest in life?
By Carol Bradley Bursack , April 07, 2012
Bursack: Mom resents daughter’s attempts to help
Dear Carol: My mother is mentally sharp, but she has serious physical health problems. I try to help her manage her health so that she can stay out of the hospital. When I push her to make good decisions about taking in fluids or using her cane, she tells me that that I’m “bossing” her and that she is perfectly capable of deciding what she needs.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , March 31, 2012
Bursack: Dealing with dementia and the loss of a spouse
Dear Carol: My grandparents had been married for 63 years.
Two years ago, my grandmother’s general health started to decline and she has recently been diagnosed with moderate dementia.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , March 24, 2012
Bradley Bursack: Daughter asks, 'When should we call hospice?'
Dear Carol: My 87-year-old mother has Alzheimer’s disease. She came down with shingles a few weeks ago, which is being treated, but she’s still in terrible pain. She also has COPD and diabetes.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , March 17, 2012
Bursack: Daughter doesn’t trust mom with Dad’s care
Dear Carol: My mother and I don’t get along. She is manipulative and often nasty to me, so I’ve had to distance myself from the chaos. I keep intending to walk away completely, but I can’t do that because I want to help take care of my dad, or at least spend time with him.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , March 03, 2012
Bursack: Dad with Alzheimer’s obsessed with wallet and paying bills
Dear Carol: My dad has Alzheimer’s and lives in a very good nursing home. What I’m wondering about is his habit of repeatedly taking his wallet out of his pocket and emptying out the contents. He then carefully puts everything back. He also tries to pay the nursing home staff when they help him. Telling him everything is paid for simply doesn’t work. Any insight? – Julie
By Carol Bradley Bursack , February 25, 2012
Bursack: Dr. Stork talks about elder heart health
By Carol Bradley Bursack , February 18, 2012
Addressing Valentine’s Day for surviving parents
Dear Carol: My father died a month ago and I’m worried about how to handle Valentine’s Day for my mother.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , February 11, 2012
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