Since my father has been in the wheelchair, I have really noticed people talking down to him. While I know that it is, for the most part, unintentional, it happens.
For example, at the doctor’s office or at the store, people always look at me when it comes time to pay even though he is sitting […]
Virtual Doug has an interesting post about being in the Sandwich Generation.
He writes about being raised to be self-reliant, a quality valued in American culture, yet, for example, in the Asian culture, filial piety dictates that caring for aging parents involves being physically present and doing the day to day care.
He looks at the Sandwich […]
“Aging in Place” is the current terminology for growing older without having to move.
As the Baby Boomers grow older, we know that there will be phenominal growth in the elderly population. But, for several reasons, many of these people will be living outside of nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
This article from in the Washington […]
Here’s a post about my Technorati Profile so I can claim this here blog in their system.
Hey, I just do what the Technorati gods tell me to do.
Technorati Profile, is this thing working??
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Well, if you call an appointment to have someone open your spine with a scalpel and tools you can find at Home Depot “good” news.
Anyway, my dad is having surgery on the 11th! Lumbar laminectomy at 2 levels for spinal stenosis. Anyone ever had it before? What’s it like?
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Well, my poor father is still having back trouble. He’s still using the wheelchair and is pretty frustrated.
We have our little routine every day, I pick him and his chair up and take them to his work (he’s a teacher), and, I pick them up in the afternoon and we run errands or go to […]
Today’s For Better or For Worse comic strip sends you into a minor crisis (click the thumbnail below to view):
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This evening, when I realized just what a cliche I have become, I thought of you guys and decided I should write something.
Some of you may be following the saga over at my other place, but, essentially, my father’s back is getting worse and worse. As a matter of fact, he can’t walk and is […]
Sunday was my Dad’s birthday, it was also the first “occasion” to pass since my mother died. Overall, he is doing well with everything, but, I’m sure this event highlighted his situation.
We took him out to lunch as is customary for our family, but, we went to a restaurant that wasn’t “usual” for us, perhaps […]
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