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Adult Children of Aging Parents group plans photo sessions

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As featured in the Hickory Daily Record, November 2, 2013. HICKORY, NC — Remember having photos taken with Mom and Dad? Remember how meaningful it is to look at those photos long beyond that day? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a current professional photo of your senior loved one with her/his descendants and other family members? Click this link to read the full article.
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Adult Children of Aging Parents to look at holidays

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As featured in the Hickory Daily Record, October 1, 2013. HICKORY, N.C. — Adult Children of Aging Parents presents “Home for the Holidays” on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 2780 N. Center St., Hickory . Focusing on the upcoming holidays and family gatherings, the program will offer insights regarding holiday visits with aging parents and ways to reduce care...
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Crimes against seniors to be program topic

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As featured in the Hickory Daily Record, September 4, 2013. HICKORY, N.C. — Adult Children of Aging Parents presents “Avoiding Scams: Tips for Seniors and Their Families” on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Hickory. The free program will offer adult-child caregivers and other family members the opportunity to better understand major crimes against seniors, i...
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Preventing falls to be topic at Adult Children of Aging Parents meeting

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As featured in the Hickory Daily Record, June 7, 2013. HICKORY, N.C. - Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) will offer “Preventing Those Nasty Falls” on Tuesday, June 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Women’s Resource Center in Hickory. The free program will offer specific and practical strategies for preventing falls that so often result in significant injury and long-term issues, particularly...
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ACAPcommunity speaks at TEDxHickory!

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We did it! Frances and Jane presented a TEDTalk at TEDxHickory! In case you are unaware of the TED program, TED is a platform for ideas worth spreading. Started in 1984 as a conference where technology, entertainment and design converged, TED today shares ideas from a broad spectrum — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independent TEDx events help...
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Adult Children of Aging Parents group to meet

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As featured in the Hickory Daily Record, April 11, 2013. HICKORY, N.C. — Adult Children of Aging Parents (ACAP) will offer “Finding Balance Before Burnout: The Sensitive, Respectful and Appropriate ‘No’ to Mom and Dad” on Tuesday, April 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Women’s Resource Center in Hickory. The free program will offer insight into the appropriateness of and need for healthy emotion...
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NEIGHBORING NOTABLE: Woman founds program for caregivers of aging parents

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As featured in the Hickory Daily Record, March 10, 2013. HICKORY, N.C. — Daily conversations between two Lenoir-Rhyne University employees about their elderly mothers planted the seed for what has become a vibrant — and growing — program that offers information, resources and support for adult children who are caregivers and/or support persons for aging parents. “We called them our morning rep...
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