Category: Helping Parent

Hoarders take toll on families

“…What angers Harry most are people who blame the adult children for the problem and say they are neglecting their parents. “That’s the kicker,” he said. “That’s the one that’s the worst.”… http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20130408/NJNEWS/304080001/Hoarders-take-toll-on-families

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Sandy blew the lid off a New Jersey epidemic

“…Enter The Hoarding Disorder Institute, a private company serving all of New Jersey that opens this week. Its founder is Marcie Cooper of Fair Lawn, a social worker, educator, and geriatric care manager already known for leading training sessions on hoarding to those who encounter it in a professional capacity…”

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AARP: How to Downsize Your Parents Who Might Be Hoarding

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information/Germany?

As a partner of a COH together with other siblings is there any recognised Treatment providers in Germany. Little information easily available apart from one bit of academic research done on messies. Well done on the website and others connected. Though would be great help if content could be in German and Spanish as well …

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Steri-Clean, Inc. introduces “Happy HOARDidays”

Text version of image from Steri-Clean, Inc.: Happy HOARDidays! A New Annual Tradition to Help Hoarding Families. Will You Help? Steri-Clean, Inc. and 1800HOARDERS.COM announces a new annual holiday tradition! We will be helping de-clutter two homes in the beginning of December for two lucky families for free! We are looking for two needy families …

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New Novel: Heart of a Hoarder

An organizing novel from the files of Patience Oaktree, Professional Organizer, By Valentina Sgro. Recommendation from Dorothy Breininger, Founder and President at Delphi Center for Organization

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Mom went on vacation and I CLEANED!

8/11 Mom has hoarded since my grandmother died.  Sometimes I feel like really I was raised by my grandparents and now I’m left taking care of my mother.  Only she doesn’t want to be taken care of.  Or does she?  She’s so young to be acting the way she does, but she’s left the house …

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Day 1 – intervention at counsellor, Day 2 – mum hates me. OK, let’s see what tomorrow brings

8/17/11 Hi, to all the other children of hoarders.  I am 33 and I totally understand where you are coming from.  My mum has filled a 280 sq.metre house both in the house, under the house and garages as well as up the driveway.  After having cleaned out the house 3 times in the past, …

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8/16/11: BBC1 My Hoarder Mum & Me

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My Story

 8/11 My three sisters, brother, and I all grew up in a hoarding household. Today, our parent’s house is worse than ever, preventing me, my husband, and 10 month old son to avoid the house and visiting. Each one of us has been impacted significantly in our adult life because of hoarding. My husband gets …

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Watch: The Hoarder, the Family & the Help

It takes a village to help a hoarder, and the Lester Family and Orange County Task Force on Hoarding strive to do just that. This video features scenes from Cynthia Lester’s film: http://www.mymothersgardenmovie.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euT0T5GimE0

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Hoarder Hotline for All

The hoarder hotline is for families, friends and Clutter Cleaner Trusted Partners that are currently helping hoarders. 1-888-226-0030 Serious calls only please. This number is solely to help families in immediate need. Pricing: 30 minutes for $50 1 hour or more is $85 per hour Learn more:http://cluttercleaner.com/hoarder-hotline/

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Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

-What is a good gift for a person who hoards? …View the list we’ve been adding to since 2006 and comment with your ideas too, if you’d like!

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5/4/11 SF Seminar: Helping Your Loved One

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco is pleased to announce their upcoming seminar “Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring” presented by Dr. Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D. For some people, collecting or being unable to discard things reaches the point that their homes become fire or public health hazards, …

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Elder Hoarding

=Elder Hoarding – Buried in possessions, a growing problem for elders and their families in Michigan= =Posted by Suzy Fanning on September 13, 2010= If the elder person’s hoarding is extreme enough that it poses a physical risk, the family members should contact Adult Protective Services where a representative trained in this disorder can begin …

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