Holidays a good time to check up on Mom
Caroline Trowbridge discusses holiday visits as a chance for adult children to assess aging parents. Experts advise calm conversations, medical input, and watching for signs like weight loss, fatigue, falls, or confusion, to determine if help or care changes are needed. The piece underscores love and fear shaping responses and suggests involving siblings and doctors in planning.
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Sarah Randolph
Bridge Haven
Lawrence
Randolph
Eric Huerter
Reed Medical Group
MDVIP
Huerter
Mom
Caregiver Resources Help Aging Douglas County Residents
Project Lively and Senior Resource Center offer services for Douglas County residents aged 60 and up. Resources include caregiver groups and online support, with information lines at 785-856-5353 and 785-842-0543, plus aging guidance at Mayo Clinic via ljworld.com agingparents2017.
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Project Lively
Douglas County
Idhhealth.org
Yoursrc.org
Mayo Clinic
Ljworld.com
Local fitness gift deals from Lawrence studios
Health and fitness businesses in Lawrence announce festive offers for new clients and members through December. Aligned Pirates gives 15 percent off three and six month packages. Jayhawker CrossFit offers a free month with a year membership plus other discounts. CrossFit Lawrence provides 100 off yearlong memberships. An intro fitness package with 15 personal training sessions and yearlong membership priced at 1 399 through Dec 31. Pure Barre Lawrence offers a free week with an intro month at 99. Tracey English Fitness offers two 30 minute sessions for 45 or four for 80 with a free fitness assessment. OmTree Shala sells an intro month of yoga for 40 or 30 for students. Action Potential Kansas provides a free 60 minute Yamuna body rolling intro with 10 percent off first purchases.
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Pirates
Quail Crest Place
Jayhawker CrossFit
N. Third St
Lawrence
E. 12Th St
Journal-World
Pure Barre Lawrence
W. Sixth St. Suite L
Tracey English Fitness
Atchison Ave
OmTree Shala
Massachusetts St
Becky Bridson
Action Potential
Kansas
Actionpotentialks.com
Carrie Barton-Skinner
Pure Barre
Sixth St
AD Astra
Jazzercise
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Imh
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Amazon Prime
Amazon
RydeBarre
Wakarusa Drive
Suite E
USN RT
By Mackenzie
Ark
Merry Fitness
Chia
Baldwin City
Eudora
Tonganoxie
McLouth
Imh.org
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