Life As a Caregiver: How to Make Tough Care Decisions
Many of us feel honored to provide care for our aging parents or ill spouses, but this honor can also present serious...
Forgiveness
When Power of Attorney Disagreements Threaten Family Unity Try Reframing
Dear Carol: Our 70-year-old parents announced that they are planning to see an elder law attorney to name a Power of Attorney and...
Apologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup
Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. The sheer amount of responsibility is enough to make the most...
Detaching With Love: Setting Boundaries with Difficult Older Parents
When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are...
New Year’s Resolutions for Caregivers
It’s human to want a fresh start. Even though I know that December 31 of one year is rarely that different from...
You Are Not Alone: Caregivers Share Their Experiences
Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...
Mistakes to Avoid When Caregiving for Someone Living with Alzheimer’s
Most of us who have cared for someone living with dementia have tried our best to determine how best to provide that...
Repeat After Me: Phrases Caregivers Can Cling to
Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...
How Caregiving Can Change Your Personality
There’s no getting around it: being a family caregiver is bound to impact how you think and who you are as a...
Did Your Mother Really Know Best?
Witnessing our parents’ aging process can be uncomfortable. Some people consider the pain so unbearable that they find reasons to be angry with...
