Guilt

Caregiving’s Impossible Choices Can Lead to Endless Second-Guessing

Dear Carol: Mom is 84 and was in good health until she had a stroke while visiting us. Even though we knew that...

Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...

…Most caregivers would have been devastated by the death of their loved ones before they took on this role. But when a...

Dear Carol: I’m my mom’s only daughter, so we are close. Mom was recently diagnosed with mixed dementia, so I moved her in...

…My aunt Marion, who had no children of her own, was in the hospital dying of cancer. While my parents visited her...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be a family caregiver who never gets frustrated and is an eternal optimist? Maybe there are some...

The first call of the day from your mom you can handle. “Oh, hi, Mom. Yes, it’s a very pretty day. Maybe...

“Carol!” The hospice nurse’s voice was quiet but urgent. I instinctively knew what was happening. She had been shifting Dad’s position so...

Dear Carol: I’ve spent the last week feeling guilty because I yelled at my mom. She’s been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s and...

If we could control events, most of us would never want our elders to be so sick that they need the care of...