Elderly Home Guide
Honest Advice for Families Caring for Aging Parents
Category: Caregiving Advice
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At every party or family gathering I go to now, the same thing happens without me deciding it should. The conversation my own age drifts toward work, kids’ schedules, whatever show everyone happens to be watching that month, and somewhere in the middle of it I feel myself pulling away, drawn instead toward the corner…
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When I was a little girl, my mother would sit down at the piano in our living room and play the theme song from the Muppets. My sister and I did not need any convincing. We would grab hands and spin in circles until the room blurred, laughing so hard it hurt, until our legs…
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Years ago, I sat beside my father in a packed arena at San Diego State University, waiting for the Dalai Lama to walk onto the stage. I remember the hum of thousands of voices going quiet all at once. I remember my father beside me, still and attentive in a way I rarely saw him…
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Understanding what you feel, why you feel it, and how to carry it with grace There is a particular kind of love that only emerges in caregiving. It is quiet, unglamorous, often exhausting, and occasionally pierced through with a beauty so sharp it catches you off guard. It is the love of watching someone sleep…
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By Ceci L. There’s a moment that comes quietly, almost without warning. It is the day you realize the person who once cared for you now needs you to care for them. For many of us caring for aging parents, that moment arrives not once but in quiet waves, reshaping everything we thought we…