<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Between the Pond and the Woods</title>
	<atom:link href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com</link>
	<description>Help for the weary caregiver who needs information, camaraderie, and an excuse to laugh.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:20:01 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Changing the Dementia Care Model</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/19/changing-the-dementia-care-model/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/19/changing-the-dementia-care-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas to Float on]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nursing homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treatments for dementia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever visited a dementia care site, you&#8217;re bound to wonder how things got the way they are. Not because it&#8217;s all bad, but because many features of both day and residential care programs don&#8217;t seem to benefit the &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/19/changing-the-dementia-care-model/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/19/changing-the-dementia-care-model/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Memories and Mothers</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/12/memories-and-mothers/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/12/memories-and-mothers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 17:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas to Float on]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peel back the exhaustion, stress, and worry. Inside each caregiver you&#8217;ll find someone else: a child, husband or wife who gave and got love, never knowing they&#8217;d be sharing the future with dementia. Mother&#8217;s Day awakens the girl inside me &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/12/memories-and-mothers/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/12/memories-and-mothers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Memory and Anesthesia</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/05/memory-and-anesthesia/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/05/memory-and-anesthesia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 22:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interviews with experts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Memory and Aging Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[research on dementia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Memory loss can be aggravated by many lifestyle factors. But  physicians are now finding that medical treatments requiring anesthesia may also have a sudden, negative impact on Alzheimer&#8217;s patients &#8212; even in early stages of the disease. In her recent &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/05/memory-and-anesthesia/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/05/05/memory-and-anesthesia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Care for the Overwhelmed</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/28/care-for-the-overwhelmed/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/28/care-for-the-overwhelmed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Support for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I couldn&#8217;t write because I was on call for Mom&#8217;s six-month appointment with her Philadelphia dementia specialist. While on cross-county chauffeur duty, I received the message below from a distraught caregiver signed OMG 5230. Readers: if you have &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/28/care-for-the-overwhelmed/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/28/care-for-the-overwhelmed/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Optimism, pass it on</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/14/optimism-pass-it-on/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/14/optimism-pass-it-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver support]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before my mom had a true diagnosis of dementia, we made long drives to see many doctors. On these tense journeys I&#8217;d try to distract her each time we passed a huge billboard screaming ALZHEIMER&#8217;S CARE. But there was a &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/14/optimism-pass-it-on/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/14/optimism-pass-it-on/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Death and Taxes</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/07/death-and-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/07/death-and-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas to Float On]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caregivers have enough to do without fretting over taxes. But that kind of worry comes with the territory when you care for a loved one with dementia. Like all things that require both math and record keeping, I hate it. &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/07/death-and-taxes/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/04/07/death-and-taxes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Memory and Holidays</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/31/memory-and-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/31/memory-and-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Most days of the year, we are their memory. We remind them of what has just happened, what will happen in five minutes, and what occurred long ago. But on certain magical occasions, special cues can take them quickly &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/31/memory-and-holidays/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/31/memory-and-holidays/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Should you lie to someone with dementia?</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/24/should-you-lie-to-someone-with-dementia/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/24/should-you-lie-to-someone-with-dementia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregivers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The grinding of teeth had ceased for a month. Mom&#8217;s disposition was cheerful and she seemed joyfully alert. Then my sister mentioned she was going on vacation for a week. Suddenly everything changed.   Our mom has always been a &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/24/should-you-lie-to-someone-with-dementia/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/24/should-you-lie-to-someone-with-dementia/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Measuring Time through Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/03/measuring-time-through-symptoms/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/03/measuring-time-through-symptoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregiver -- For those involved in caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver stories]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now we are moving into more difficult territory. Mom&#8217;s dementia is pushing onward and she is starting to suffer from muscle rigidity. As she soldiers through this new challenge, I reflect on other symptoms that were once so terrifying and &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/03/measuring-time-through-symptoms/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/03/03/measuring-time-through-symptoms/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dementia and the Movies</title>
		<link>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/02/24/dementia-and-the-movies/</link>
		<comments>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/02/24/dementia-and-the-movies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/?p=825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During a lavish ceremony tonight, many will fawn over the best movies of the year. I could do without the glamour, but I love films because they nourish the creative aspect of my writing. I also search for movies that &#8230; <a href="http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/02/24/dementia-and-the-movies/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://betweenthepondandthewoods.com/2013/02/24/dementia-and-the-movies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
