An aging, ailing, and dying parents handbook could certainly provide some useful information so that baby boomer “children” don’t have to re-invent the wheel on taking care of parents…with recommendation for book endorsed by AARP
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I’m doing fine
Posted in Assisted living issues, Elder Care, Mom and Dad, Spirituality of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, aphasia, baby boomers, caregiving, caretakers, disability, family, health and illness, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, parenting your parent, philosophy, rehabilitation, sandwich generation, stroke, therapy, tagged baby boomers, eldercare, family, love, parents on January 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been “missing in action” for a while. Everything’s okay…even great in some ways. It’s been a busy few months, and my head has been elsewhere.
I visited Mom and Dad in December, and it was a wonderful reunion. Dad has lost a lot of weight (that’s a good thing), but he does look old to [...]
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, [...]
