“invisible patient,” the one supporting an elderly family member with dementia or a heart condition or diabetes — or all of the above. Given that there are currently 43.5 million people providing this kind of support to adults ages 50 and older, and that without them the long-term care system
Of course we all want to do what’s best for our aging parents — just as we always wanted to do what was best for our kids. But it can be confusing. On the one hand, as loving family members, we want to consistently support as much independent living as
If you think that life just goes downhill after you turn a certain age, think again! A great article came out in the New York Times about how we actually get happier the older that we get. Tension and anxiety lesson and we seem to deal with situations and
Do you ever struggle, trying to see eye-to-eye with one or more of your aging parents? Does it sometimes seem as if you’re from different worlds? Or at least different cultures? Maybe what’s missing is that you no longer have similar interests, ideas and opinions — but maybe you never
“Alzheimer’s is the cleverest thief, because she not only steals from you, but she steals the very thing you need to remember what’s been stolen. ” ― Jarod Kintz One of the greatest challenges of caring for your aging parents is the onset of debilitating illnesses like the form
* Alzheimer’s impacts one out of every two Americans over 85, striking at the rate of one every 68 seconds! Its average duration is eleven years but can last twenty years and during that time our parents will eventually sleep all day, need diapering and not be able to recognize
Jane Wolf Waterman Psychotherapist, Author & Family Coach Center for Spiritual Living Westlake Village 880 Hampshire Road Westlake Village CA, 91361 (805) 495-0105 YOU are invited!! Want to have more joy and less struggle this holiday and everyday in the year ahead? Come take part in the Parenting Our Parents
We at www.ParentingOurParents.org understand and share your challenges. It’s never easy taking care of aging loved ones, especially when they get impacted by everything that comes with getting older. As a family caregiver — or someone doing POP (ParentingOurParents) — you shift your primary focus onto another person, putting them
Suicide Rises Among Baby Boomers The New York Times has highlighted the challenges faced by the POP Community in an article published yesterday which examines new findings released by the CDC. CDC Mentions stress of “caring for aging parents” as a significant risk factor. Some of the most shocking findings: The
The Small Business Administration (SBA), AARP and the ParentingOurParents (POP) community join in acknowledging April, 2013 as Encore Entrepreneur Month. By “encore,” we mean that those over fifty can be business “comeback kids,” “second time ‘rounders,” (or third time around, for some) and even have the “chance for a do-over.” It