Caring for the Hardest to Love
When our oldest son hit age two, it was terrible like I’d never seen. This wasn’t the fake crying, foot stomping, public-scene-making spectacle I’d seen in other kids (or that I now see in my 3-year-old son). It seemed to go deeper than that. It was angry. It was long-lasting....
After my husband’s father passed away in 2013, we were faced with the daunting task of cleaning out his house. Steve’s sister handled most of the clean-out since she lived in Florida near where his home had been, but we did a preliminary clean during our last visit. One of...
Dementia and Wandering: Plan for it even if you don’t think it will happen
I heard a story recently about a daughter living with her wheelchair-bound mom who had Alzheimer’s. The daughter woke up one morning to find her mother’s bed empty, the wheelchair unmoved, the front door open, and her mother inexplicably gone. The mother was soon found, lying in a neighbor’s shrubbery....
Learn More about Dementia and Wandering: Plan for it even if you don’t think it will happen
My husband still describes the day he helped his father move out of his long-time home as one of the worst days of his life. It’s a bit dramatic, coming from someone who’s experienced other losses and frustration much greater than a day of moving, but I’m guessing his dad...
“What am I supposed to do? I’ve already had to cut my hours at work to care for him, and now they’re saying he’ll need around-the-clock care. I can’t afford to quit my job, but I also can’t afford to put him in a nursing home or hire 24-7 care.”...
When you have a sick or aging loved one, living just five miles away can feel like “long distance,” so what do you do if hundreds of miles separate you? After my husband’s dad moved to Florida in the last years of his life, we learned the challenges of a...
Creating A Safe & Happy Home For Alzheimer’s
I heard a story recently about a couple struggling with Alzheimer’s. The wife, who’d been diagnosed a few years ago, still lived at home with her husband and, up until now, it had been going pretty well. Lately, however, a new habit had emerged. Whenever she went to the bathroom,...
Learn More about Creating A Safe & Happy Home For Alzheimer’s
In my previous life, I was a healthcare journalist. Everyday, I interviewed hospital CEOs, nurse managers, and patient safety officers, often asking what we as patients could do to ensure better care. Hands down, the most cited tip I heard was, “Bring someone else to your doctor appointments.” No matter...
Spring is the time of year many of us start asking for help. We notice problems at home—peeling paint, yellow grass, handprints and dust—and we see changes in ourselves—extra pounds, decreased fitness, recurring back pain—and so we ask for help—painters, landscapers, house cleaners, physical trainers, chiropractors, whoever might help us...
Living a Purpose-Filled Life at Any Age
Of all the things that baffled us about our dad’s (my dad-in-law’s) behavior in the last few years of his life, there’s one thing that stands out most of all. It wasn’t that he started freezing all his food (including his butter) or sleeping in a chair every night. It...
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