Our Forums are all about caregivers supporting each other.  In this week’s highlights, members are sharing information on topics that concern us every day.

Sometimes you just have to put your cards on the table.  In this post a member wonders whether to ask her sister-in-law to speed up a proposed move which may provide much needed respite from caring for her father-in-law with Alzheimer’s disease.  See what other members recommend.

http://forums.agis.com/thread.jspa?threadID=212&tstart=0

Family relationships are often strained by caregiving and disagreements on how best to help a family member.  This post has a wide ranging discussion of how members have dealt with siblings who are not supportive of the main caregiving sibling.

http://forums.agis.com/thread.jspa?threadID=175&tstart=0

Long distance caregiving is the reality for many families.  This post discusses some suggestions about how to stay better in touch with an aging relative and the perils of relying only on phone calls to get information about your family member’s situation.

http://forums.agis.com/thread.jspa?threadID=194&tstart=0

The AGIS Network Caregiver Forums are a great place to get support and ideas for helping your family member.  Will you join us?  http://forums.agis.com/index.jspa

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