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Alice Mercer

Alice Mercer

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Alice Mercer
Alice Mercer in Your mileage may vary…
May 13, 2017 · 2 min read

You will be smiling because you are happy…

…and you will be happy because you are smiling.

My dad used to repeat that to us as we grumbled somewhere around the midpoint of any hike he took us on as children. When I got older, and gained more endurance, and dad started to…

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Alice Mercer
Alice Mercer
Jan 4, 2017 · 3 min read

Long-term care is like Jenga

I frequently berate my teenage son about how he put his dirty dishes in the sink. “Don’t Jenga the dishes…

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Alice Mercer
Alice Mercer in Your mileage may vary…
Jan 1, 2017 · 1 min read

Long time coming…

It’s been a long time since I’ve written, but that’s because I’ve gotten into the actual first-hand care-giving of my husband at home. I’ll try to share bits and chunks of wisdom from that experience, but for me this has been, so far, a very positive experience. It has not been perfect, but good.

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Alice Mercer
Alice Mercer in Your mileage may vary…
Feb 29, 2016 · 2 min read

You can’t pick your family

But you certainly can stop interacting with family members who are detrimental to you and the patient’s well-being. If not now, when? Really someone who is being a prima donna, or pain in the ass at your worst time. You need to be getting support, not spending all your time giving…

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Alice Mercer
Alice Mercer in Your mileage may vary…
Feb 9, 2016 · 2 min read

Decision making in an imperfect world

We’d all like to have the luxury of perfect decision making. Perfect information, and a…