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- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
Keeping a Caregiving Journal: The Changes a Record Can Bring
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee A day of caregiving is not one big event but dozens of small tasks. Managing medications, helping with meals, assisting with the bathroom, confirming hospital appointments, soothing a sudden change in mood. Each is …
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Welcoming the Seasons Through Scent
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee When you care for someone, the units of time change. The day is no longer divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter, but into 'the next dose,' 'the next appointment,' 'the next bath day.' The seasons pass quiet…
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Sharing Care Through Conversation, Like Setting Teacups Side by Side
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Once caring for a parent begins, an invisible distance forms between siblings. Even though they grew up under the same parents, each remembers the parents differently, and each now stands in a different place. The o…
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Aroma Hand Cream: The Day’s Greeting, Passed Through Your Hands
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee A caregiver's morning begins with the hands. You pull back the blanket, help with washing up, change clothes, tear open a packet of medicine, pour lukewarm water into a cup. You cook the rice, portion out the side d…
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Validation Therapy: The Art of Conversing With Dementia Patients Without Conflict
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Picture two chairs facing each other. One is for the older parent, the other for the caregiver. As evening light filters into the room, the two sit together in the same space, yet often inhabit different points in t…
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Changing the Mood of a Room Through Scent, No Diffuser Required
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee It is often said that people sense a space through the nose before they see it with the eyes. The scent that hits as soon as a door opens shapes a first impression of that space, and that impression can translate in…
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Storing and Using Aroma Oils Safely: Safety First
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Most aroma oils come in dark brown or blue glass bottles. This isn't a design choice — it's meant to block out light as much as possible. Oil compounds extracted from plants gradually change in composition when expo…
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Reminiscence Therapy: A Conversation That Begins With a Single Photograph
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee As people age, recent events often fade quickly, while memories from their younger years tend to remain vivid. Experts say this is because memories that have been recalled and retold repeatedly over the years are et…
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Lavender or Bergamot — The Basics of Situational Aroma Blending
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Caregiving wears on the heart before it wears on the body. Between keeping track of medication schedules, preparing meals and checking hospital appointments, one's own emotions are easily pushed aside. As these days…
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Nonviolent Communication: A Way to Ease Conflict With Aging Parents
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Caring for a parent means saying the same things over and over: take your medicine, be careful not to fall, don't forget the hospital appointment. What starts out gentle can turn sharp by the third or fourth repetit…
