At first my father lived a few miles down the road, in an assisted living apartment. He was mostly...
There’s a common response you often hear when you tell people that you are caring for an aging...
As my parents aged, I was the daughter who stepped up to have difficult conversations with them. I...
While the celebrations this New Year’s Eve will be tempered, the feelings as the clock heralds 2021...
If you’re like me, you cannot wait to see 2020 come to a close. So much stress. So much loss. So...
As caregivers, we are wired to solve. We’re doers. Fixers. If our parents need errands, we run...
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According to an AARP report, 44 percent of women ages 45 to 55 are in the difficult position of...
I would have cleaned up in a poker game against my mother; she had “a tell.” A tell is a subtle...
I am the youngest of three daughters, which for me meant I was not supposed to be the primary...
One of my caregiver coping skills is a concept I call “contained pain.” It’s the idea that I can...
More than 41 million Americans are responsible for some form of family caregiving for adults 50 and...
I had taken the day off from work to bring my mother to her primary care doctor for a checkup. “Why...
