Relationships

Is It Normal to Grieve long Before Someone Dies?

Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually identify the...

One day while I was working at my newspaper job, the phone rang. It was the head nurse at Dad’s nursing home. “Carol, we...

The mission of hospice providers is to help people live their last months or weeks of life in the most comfortable, dignified and satisfying...

Dear Carol: I’ve been helping my 84-year-old mom with her medications and doctor appointments. She’s made it plain that she doesn’t want any more...

Although we may not think about it in these terms very often, a person’s dignity and identity are often tied to their independence. As...

Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve every mental...

When I was a teenager, my parents had a new home specifically built with separate quarters so my grandmother could live with us and...

Dear Carol: I grew up in a household where the parents could never be pleased. My brother and I left home right after high...

Many of us cope with the stress of caring for someone who has dementia. We agonize over the increasing losses that our loved one...

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...