Detaching With Love: Setting Boundaries With Difficult Elderly Parents
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...
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...
Many people are celebrating Christmas Day, today, December 25th. Caregivers might find the word celebrating a little over the top but try not to...
The decisions caregivers of older loved ones must make during the Christmas holidays are fraught with opportunities to make mistakes in judgment. Chief among...
I’m swamped with daily life let alone carrying out holiday traditions. My dad is in memory care…
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. But 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 yardwork,...
When store employees wish us Merry Christmas we smile back and return the greeting. When acquaintances wave and shout Happy Holidays across a parking...
Dear Carol: I take care of my 93-year-old mother in my home. Mom’s been physically frail for years, yet until recently, she’s remained cognitively...
Most caregivers have some idea of how they intended to spend their lives. But thanks to medical advancements, aging parents are living longer than...