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Should You Call the Alzheimer's Association BEFORE you know you need help for someone (or oneself..) or After? How About Before and ASAP....

Submitted by livfully
on Fri, 05/28/2021 - 03:58

 

 Here's some information I got from the amazing resource and support organization to help a friend in need consider options for addressing care needs for her relative. There's Lots to Learn Well in Advance and With A Team about caring for anyone, especially someone who needs homecare or has symptoms of becoming confused, forgetful, accusatory of others, angry over 'nothing', sundowning (confused or agitated in the evening, not sure if it's day or night or the next day,) losing things or not knowing what things are  or are used for now and then.

Needing help with ADLs (Activities of Daily

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Handy Resource to Contact as needed 24/7 Alz.org or 800-273-3900

Pressing Problems for Our Times, Let's Pitch in to 350.org Efforts...Letter they shared

Submitted by livfully
on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 19:37

(Passing this letter along as though a message in a bottle... Hope you can share and pitch in! Our planet, people, animals and all on it needs us more now than any other hour...) This is from a 350.org email to all...

In just a moment, I'm going to ask you to make your next $3 contribution to 350.org. But first, I hope you'll give me a chance to explain why your support — especially this Earth Day — is so important.

Here's the truth:

We celebrate Earth Day here at 350.org a bit differently than most other environmental non-profits.

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350.org donation request and information about urgent needs in 2021

Blast from the Past.... Google for more info about Thom Reed and Other World Experience

Submitted by livfully
on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 19:31
To the Editor of the Lakeville Journal of Ct (not sure this made it in...so tune in as you can...)
 The local history of the Howard and Nancy Reed family has important roots in Sheffield MA and in Falls Village CT. Nancy's sons, Tom and Matt, are well-known for the experiences they have shared widely with more information on www.tomreed.info. An event planned for Great Barrington MA has been moved to Salem MA on October 22, 2016. from 11-7p called Paraween.
 
Thom Reed shares in an interview the highly suspect death of his father Howard Reed and of others who were giving more public support to
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Thom Reed Paraween and Other World Experience from the past in Sheffield near Great Barrington MA

A Campin' He Shall Go...in a Prius (if you may or must, check out his tips!)

Submitted by livfully
on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 18:09

https://youtu.be/W86B-6BHrJA is full of great ideas...some other links in the description of his system for making the car savvy and sleepworthy... What are your favorite car camping hacks...I will give you a doozie..Keep plenty of clean quart size yogurt containers to catch any urgent need for using a bathroom...yes #1 or even 2, and have special bags to store those in and then empty and clean or toss in a garbage (the contents or the whole thing...) if that's not an option...That is a good plan for camping or hiking or using a car or even a subway (I know that sounds weird, but where

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Car camping for Prius (and maybe others...)

Heads Up New Yorkers in Need of Rent, Utility, Maintenance Support or Past Help!

Submitted by livfully
on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 13:01

As people may or may not know, New York State is about to make $2.4 billion dollars available to help pay rent, maintenance, or utility arrears.  More information here.  You can't apply yet, but the application should go online at that page any day now.  Check often!

 
To be eligible, a household has to have income at or below 80% of area median income.  That's 
  • $66,850 for a household of 1
  • $76,400 for a household of 2
  • $85,950 for a household of 3
  • $95,450 for a household of 4
See the chart here for other household sizes.
 
The program can cover up to 12 months of rent/maintenance going back
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NY Aid for Housing 2021

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