For those of you familiar with our book “Oh My God! We’re Parenting Our Parents” you may remember that Jane’s mother had encountered a bad fall that resulted in hip surgery and also resulted in never living with her dad again, nor really being able to learn to walk. We invite
As our parents get older and begin to lose their independence, many will turn to their adult children to help them navigate the complicated and costly world of long-term care. Yet for adult children already caring for young kids of their own, this new role of “caregiver” can be a
We at POP truly understand and feel compassion for what it’s like to feel isolated, unappreciated and exhausted. Especially on a long Labor Day Weekend as you labor. Research shows 2/3 of unpaid caregivers helping a family member with dementia suffer from health-threatening isolation and intense aloneness, feeling unappreciated by
What will YOU do to leave your family and community a legacy? We, at POP, are reading articles and hearing from you in our community about how much loneliness and purposelessness many of you are feeling after you “leave work,” and/or lose your loved ones to illness, dementia and death.
AARP said recently that 42 million Americans over 45 are chronically lonely. Wow! Why is that? Fewer of us are getting married; we are having fewer children; more of us are becoming divorced and widowed. We get a dog instead of a friend. We interact on Facebook rather than in
If you are anywhere north of 50, it’s likely you’re aiming to better manage your stress. Doing so may be even more important to your well-being if it’s chronic stress versus stress related to a single life event. Those of us of this age often feel like we’re battling chronic
Just had to stop to share the positive light with our beloved ❤️ POP community. Here, in one short paragraph, is chronicled what science teaches us about LOVE ❤️ AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR HUMAN BODIES AND MORE … “This kind of loving support induces and sustains the self-healing mechanisms
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It’s a challenge to all concerned when a loved one’s needs — or your own — result in having to enter a nursing home, whether temporarily or for the indefinite future. One of our biggest collective fears is how will the senior manage the transition from home to a new
We’ve been posting recently about loneliness and living alone for two reasons. Why? First, we hear from you that this is a significant personal concern to so many in our POP community. And secondly, we’re concerned and we want to help, especially learning what a huge health hazard loneliness can