It’s a conversation no one particularly wants to have, let alone initiate. There is one question many children and their aging parents would rather not ask or think about: What’s…
Caring Conversations: How to Start a Dialogue with Aging Parents
Senior Care: Know the Warning Signs to Prevent Suicide Among Seniors
Take pause during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, recognize statistics of suicide among seniors Suicide among seniors is a reality in America. It’s not a pretty one, but if we take…
Ethical Wills: Tools for Seniors and their Adult Children
August is National Ethical Wills Month We continue our thoughts on the topic of legacy in recognition of August as National “What Will Be My Legacy?” Month. In our last…
Considering Legacy and Those Caring for Aging Parents
Legacy: From Looming to Lightened Do words like Legacy or Purpose make you uncomfortable? The word Legacy seems to be everywhere these days, and it’s hitting me on all fronts.…
Eldercare and Advocacy: Kitchen Table Advocacy
Of all the kinds of advocacy there are there is a special function that I hold dear. I call it Kitchen Table Advocacy. It’s labeled Kitchen Table Advocacy because for…
Instructional Love
Fathers often show love by what they know. Sometimes it is “instructional love.” This post was inspired by a story heard on an NPR segment called American Life. This one…
Crimes Against the Elderly: Fraud, How The Scam Begins
Financial Fraud is a Growing Form of Elder Abuse Bill confided in me today. He’s worried about his neighbor John. Their conversation from the previous day had left him disturbed. Bill said…
Chronic Disease and Patient Education: “Be True To Your Disease”?
“Be true to your disease” As soon as I heard it nothing else mattered. I turned off the radio interview because one phrase begged for my full attention. I wrote…
Conversations in Caregiving: End-Of-Life Planning
It’s time to HAVE THE CONVERSATION about End of Life. It’s about time. It’s about time we okayed The CONVERSATION, and held it. You know, the one about how we…
Adult Children of Seniors: Advocating for the Sandwich Generation
It was 10:40 a.m. on a normal Tuesday. I was about to exit the parking area from a medical office building adjacent to a local hospital. While at a stop sign,…