Caregivers Can Struggle to Keep Other Relationships Healthy
Dear Carol: I’m the designated family caregiver for my relatively healthy but aging parents. My siblings live at a distance and do what they can but I’m local, so the ongoing responsibility is up to me. I work from home, but even so, my early morning check-in with them as well as my evening visit and the occasional emergencies have eaten into the attention that I can pay to my teenagers and even my husband. One positive is that they’ve done the legal work. Any other suggestions? – CL
Dear CL: Trying to balance our lives is one of the many challenges of caregiving, in general, but probably the most challenging for those who are still raising children. The term sandwich generation is the current label most often used. There are no easy solutions, but I do have some suggestions that might help…
Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories. “For anyone having to walk the last segments of life with a loved one, read this.” …Delores
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