How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with Aging Parents
………….. Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses the...
………….. Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses the...
Dear Carol: My parents and in-laws all lived to be very old, with years of physical and cognitive decline. I willingly cared for them...
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Dear Carol: My dad is in mid-stage Alzheimer’s and dealing with his late-day anxiety is driving me to the edge. For most of the...
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Many people would consider losing their eyesight one of the worst losses they could endure. While most of us will not suffer from complete...
We’ve all heard that we must first learn to love ourselves before we can love others. Yet, many of us have grown up with...