Why does it take a crisis in someone else’s life for us to take stock of our own?
Never Take Anyone or Anything for Granted! My friend’s husband died instantly from a massive heart attack in mid-November. He was just 71 years-old. This is …
The Dementia Difference
“What Is Dementia Anyway?” After addressing a wonderful audience at a Community Based Presentation recently, a woman asked me: “What exactly is …
The Many Faces of Grief, Part 3 Dying Without Regrets – The Family
My Mother: After my father suffered a moderate stroke, my mother stepped into her nine year role as his selfless caregiver. Along with compromising his …
The Many Faces of Grief, Part II
As I wrote in The Many faces of Grief in October, my husband Ted’s 54 yo son Don died, not completely unexpectedly, September 28, 2018. We were not shocked …
Planning Ahead for Dementia/Alzheimer’s
If you knew you were going to develop Alzheimer’s, what would you really want your family to do? Browsing through video choices recently, I happened upon the …
The Many Faces of Grief
After my sister-in-law died suddenly, I grieved for my brother and his overwhelming pain. After my father died, I went shopping. After my brother died, I …
How to Adapt to Age Related Sensory Decline
Glasses and Hearing Aides and Walkers, oh My! Before I was 40 years old, I vowed if I ever needed reading glasses they would never hang on a lanyard around my …
Parenting Other People’s Children
My mother was an extraordinarily patient woman as is my daughter with her three young kids. Me, not so much! I think I was a great mom raising my daughters …
Beware of in Home Care Theft
Tips to Keep Valuables and Identity Secure I’ve always felt the well-known expression “Buyer Beware” was an unfair but unfortunately accurate warning for …
Home vs Facility Placement for Elders
There’s Really Only ONE Reason to Relocate Someone Many of us have or are wrestling with the care of our health compromised aging parents, physical and/or …