Self-care

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...

Dear Carol: Providing care for my parents is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s not so much the time and effort involved,...

Many of us belong to the sandwich generation; we are caring for aging parents while raising our own children. Back in my...

Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...

Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are...

Dear Carol: I’m a 66-year-old, well-educated woman who has had multiple health challenges and many surgeries. Since I ushered my mother through...

“I want to go home.” Nearly every dementia caregiver has heard this heartbreaking plea from their loved one. They may already be...

“My mom and dad both have dementia. I am all alone taking care of them since. I have no one to help...

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or...

The responsibility of providing care for an aging or ill loved one is a monumental challenge in its own right. But when...