Communicating with Intentional Goodwill Key to New Year’s Caregiving Conversations
Dear Carol: Our parents are in their mid-80s and are comparatively healthy. While I live near them, I work and have kids, so my...
Dear Carol: Our parents are in their mid-80s and are comparatively healthy. While I live near them, I work and have kids, so my...
It’s often difficult for older adults to accept and deal with incontinence issues. Many try to ignore this new development and carry on with...
It’s December 25th and Many people are celebrating Christmas Day. Caregivers might find the word celebrating a little over the top but try not...
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...
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...
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...
Nearly all family caregivers with siblings have experienced some version of sibling denial regarding their aging parents. Whether it stems from a subconscious need...