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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A Year Later
Posted in Elder Care, Home Health Care, In-Home Caregivers, Mom and Dad, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, aphasia, baby boomers, caregiving, coaching, disability, family, health and illness, healthcare, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, nursing care, philosophy, rehabilitation, sandwich generation, stroke, therapy, tagged stroke, parents, eldercare, family, baby boomers, therapy, sandwich generaation, rehabilitation, nursing care, in-home care, caregivers, Mom and Dad, life, home healthcare, helping, aging, ailing, illness, disability, aphasia on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a year since Dad returned home from the stroke rehab hospital. He’s still dealing with 12 hours a week of dyalisis which leaves him fatiqued and often depressed, but he and Mom continue to enjoy life’s gifts. They spend time with friends and family, go to parties, entertain in their home, frequently dine [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
