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		<title>Women feel pain more than men&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen&#8230; I&#8217;ve heard it said all my life that women tend to &#8220;feel&#8221; more than men. But does this also include pain? My 75-year-old mom complains about body pains all the time. Is this just age-related crankiness, or could she be somehow feeling more pain than my dad simply because she is a woman? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anorexia and growing old.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, I would like to make you aware of a little known fact regarding one particularly dangerous risk associated with growing old: anorexia — or, more specifically, as it is known: &#8220;the anorexia of aging.&#8221; The fact that you are witnessing your aging mom or dad slimming down more than usual might simply be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diet and Strokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen&#8230; My dad is in his mid-eighties, sharp as a tack. We don&#8217;t see him dealing with memory problems except the normal forgetfulness that comes with age. (Who isn&#8217;t these days, right?!) But before mom died, she suffered two strokes, and I was wondering if there were any diet changes dad can make to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Assistance for Vets</title>
		<link>http://www.dearmaryellen.com/2011/12/financial-assistance-for-vets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen, I just wanted to thank you for all you do for seniors and their families each and every day at The Bristal. Please help us get the word to our senior veterans and surviving spouses regarding the VA&#8217;s &#8220;Non-Service Connected Disability Pension.&#8221; Direct them to our site at www.seniorvet.org to see if they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays from Maryellen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, After welcoming the holiday season with Thanksgiving (both literally and emotionally), it gives me great pleasure to write this entry and to wish all of my faithful and thoughtful readers the happiest, healthiest and most hopeful time — for you and all of your loved ones. I thank you for another year of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Alzheimer Symptoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, Here&#8217;s another impromptu entry regarding a great new Web site I came across on Alzheimer&#8217;s disease that takes the issue to a whole new perspective: early-stage diagnosis. It&#8217;s called EarlySymptomsAlzheimers.com. The site is being launched by pharmaceutical giant Roche to commemorate Alzheimer&#8217;s Day, and, to my knowledge, it&#8217;s the first available Web site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Any suggestions at all would be welcomed&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen, My mother died from complications of a stroke just last year. Dad lives with us now, and I am terrified that the same may happen to him, and that we&#8217;ll have to put him in long-term care or something. What do you know that can maybe help us prevent this from happening? Any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom is going on 82</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen, Mom is going on 82, and her mind is still pretty sharp. But she has been showing signs of a slipping memory. What&#8217;s the latest thinking out there when it comes to seniors and memory loss? Anything I can help her do? &#8211; Jessica Dear Jessica, At 82, memory loss is a common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exceptional Service</title>
		<link>http://www.dearmaryellen.com/2011/11/exceptional-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen, I just wanted to thank you so, so much for providing exceptional service to all of your residents. But I am writing mostly to express my sincerest, heartfelt &#8220;thank you&#8221; for making one of the dearest people to me, Charlotte Sukoff, very happy. Seeing her so radiant when I visit makes me feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom is just perfect in Lynbrook</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Maryellen&#8230; There was such a wonderful masquerage ball at the Bristal Lynbrook on Saturday. My Mom is just as perfect as perfect can be. She was so happy and involved. I thank The Bristal everyday for the wonderful care they provide. Best Regards, Rae Dear Rae, We hope your Mom continues to do so [...]]]></description>
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