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I appreciated all the loving thoughts directed towards me and my father last week. It is clear, from the energy of the posts, that there are many over-taxed caretakers out there. Did you know that Beliefnet.com has an active Caretaker’s Support Network? Here’s the link. Here you may find ample ways to reach out, sound…

If I were to write a science-fiction novel set in the year 2100, I would have all the characters look pale and wasted, and I would have their forearms bound up in tattered Ace bandages due to overuse of the computer and rampant Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. On second thought, maybe it would be more gripping…

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