I took a few minutes this afternoon to call Mom and Dad to see how they were doing. The in-home healthcare aide had just gone home, and Mom was fixing dinner. Mom put Dad on the phone, and he sounded GREAT!
It’s been over six months now since Dad’s stoke, and he’s still doing daily physical therapy, occupational [...]
Archive for September, 2007
It takes just a moment to show your parents you care!
Posted in Elder Care, Mom and Dad, Spirituality of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, aphasia, baby boomers, caregiving, family, health and illness, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, philosophy, stroke, therapy, tagged gift, gratitude, miracles, stroke on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
WHY BOTHER Caring for our Elders?
Posted in Elder Care, End of life issues, Long Term Care Planning, Mom and Dad, Personal Care, Spirituality of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, baby boomers, caregiving, caretakers, coaching, family, health and illness, healthcare, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, parenting your parent, philosophy, sandwich generation on September 14, 2007 | 5 Comments »
With the Jewish High Holy Days and the Muslim month of Ramadan overlapping for the second time in two years, this year seems particularly auspicious for reflecting on the question of Baby Boomers’ responsibility to provide health and other care for our aging or ailing parents.
Why should we care for our parents or other [...]
Dad’s first post-stroke home: Assisted living, in-home care, or a nursing home?
Posted in Assisted living issues, Elder Care, Home Health Care, In-Home Caregivers, Long Term Care Planning, Mom and Dad, Spirituality of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, aphasia, baby boomers, caregiving, choosing a Nursing Home, coaching, dementia, disability, family, health and illness, healthcare, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, home nursing, life, nursing care, nursing homes, parenting your parent, philosophy, rehabilitation, sandwich generation, stroke, therapy on September 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Now that Dad is home from stroke rehab again, I’ve had the luxury of reflecting on the early days following his stroke, when my siblings, my mom, and I had to decide where he would go when he no longer needed to be hospitalized. For the time being, that chapter in our lives is past, and thankfully so, [...]
Aging Dad…and Mom too
Posted in Caregiver or Caretaker?, Elder Care, Spirituality of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, baby boomers, caregiving, caretakers, coaching, family, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, parenting your parent, philosophy, sandwich generation on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have to say that watching Dad age in the past year has had its ups and downs. Dads are supposed to be there always, to be the strong ones, to take care of you no matter what. So when Dad had his stroke, it took some adjusting to the role reversal. Now I get to [...]
The end of time…
Posted in Elder Care, baby boomers, caregiving, caretakers, coaching, life, philosophy on September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It happened at midnight on Friday. I checked it out for myself, so I know for sure that it’s true. Time came to an end. Yup…no more time. Until the moment the calendar flipped over to September 1st, you could call a local number and hear in dulcet, somewhat Southern tones, “At the beep, the [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Elder Care, baby boomers, caregiving, caretakers, coaching, life on September 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’m totally new to blogging, but I think it’s time that this old dog learns another new trick. Sooo…here goes:
When my dad had a massive stroke, and my mom started to freak out, it fell to their “children” to step up and pitch in. I’m all for that, but living on the opposite coast makes [...]
