Making It Through Holidays with Grief and Loss in Our Hearts
Dear Carol: I’m a new widow dreading all the Christmas hoopla and yearly optimism of a New Year. Planning Christmas presents for my grandkids...
Dear Carol: I’m a new widow dreading all the Christmas hoopla and yearly optimism of a New Year. Planning Christmas presents for my grandkids...
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a family caregiver who never gets frustrated and is an eternal optimist? Maybe there are some like that...
You watch your once mentally sharp loved one decline before your eyes. Their uncontrollable behaviors, mood swings, outbursts, confusion, and memory loss are heartbreaking....
Back when you were in high school, you likely found that bringing your new love home to meet your parents was a nerve-wracking experience....
When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are often to...
Unfair as it may seem, even in families with many adult children, one sibling usually becomes the primary caregiver for their aging parents. In...
Dear Carol: My mom’s been in memory care for over a year, and she’s been happy with the caregivers and social opportunities. I’m aware...
Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely how most...
People stare. Most are not unkind, they are just curious. Yet when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment, they often...
You took your mom to the doctor, and she’s upset with you because the appointment took too long. You helped Dad with the yard...