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EndNotes archive for July 10, 2012

TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012

On the summit: climbing guide Chewang Sherpa, right, and sirdar Lakpa Rita Sherpa helped Kay LeClaire of Spokane scale Mount Everest. (The Spokesman-Review)

The Sherpa role: Caregiving

My friend Kathleen entered a new world 11 weeks ago when her husband had a stroke that he is recovering well from. But Kathleen, a retired nurse in her 60s, has learned so much she didn't know about the caregiving role. Here are some things…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.