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1	Caring from a Distance Are you one of the 6.9 million Americans struggling to care for an aging parent or other loved one who lives in a far-away city? If you are, we are here to help. Whether you live across-the-world or an hour away, you and your family face special challenges. Where can you find the local resources they require? How can you, family and friends communicate in an emergency? What can you do to help when you visit?	1734
2	Children of Aging Parents (CAPS) CAPS began in Levittown, Pennsylvania in 1977 when a small group of neighbors, who were caring for their elderly parents, began to share informally their problems and their feelings. They discovered they shared similar needs, concerns, and limitations. In 1980 CAPS incorporated as a nonprofit organization.	1401
3	My Health Care Manager, LLC Caregiving for a parent? We’re here to help. We can assist you in managing the many difficult issues you’ll deal with, including: How long can Mother stay in her home? If she has to move, which option is best? How can we help them manage their doctors and medicines? With Alzheimer’s advancing, can they still take care of each other? Our Health Care Managers, all registered nurses, specialize in senior care and caregiving issues. As an independent national company, our services are unbiased and free from provider influence.	1300
4	National Students of AMF (Ailing Mothers & Fathers) The National Students of AMF (Ailing Mothers & Fathers) Support Network is a national, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support all college students who have a parent with terminal illness, empower all college students to get involved in the fight against terminal llnesses, and raise awareness about the needs of grieving college students. If you do not already have a Username and Password for some of the sites below, they will ask you to join as a new member, there's no charge. Once you have joined, you (and others who join after receiving an invitation from you) will be able to go to your private area on the site.	1288
5	Talking with your Children About MS Direct Health Media has produced a patient education program entitled "Talking With Your Children About MS: A Place To Begin",which helps parents in families in which one partner has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis begin the conversation explaining the disease and what's happening to their children. To obtain a free copy, go here: http://www.directhealthmedia.org/about_eng.html	1229

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Greg Henson Pop Music

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The WSA is pleased and excited about a fundraising project one of our friends has undertaken. Greg Henson, singer/songwriter, has just released “Pop Music,” an album dedicated to raising funds for the Well Spouse Association and The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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The Most Loving Thing

By Dizzy -- WSA Support Group Leader, Forum and WSA Member

A year ago today I walked out of the assisted living community without her. It was quiet--deeply quiet--walking alone to my rented car and driving away. Away. A dreadful word loomed just beyond my sense of exhaustion, relief and freedom. I didn't think about it head-on, but it lurked there waiting. Abandonment.

A series of illness had hijacked her, and me, and dropped us in a strange land. Her with dementia, me with my own madness for which I have no name. It is the madness of loss--loss of a lovely home, a good job, friends, family, retirement, travel, community, intimacy, companionship--peace.

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