On the way to my father’s step mother’s funeral today, I realized my daughter who was sick, and, home alone for the first time, wasn’t answering the phone because the line had been busy for a couple of hours straight.
I was worried since we have call waiting, and, there shouldn’t have been a busy signal.
I […]
My friend, Newscoma, has a touching post on the 9th anniversary of her mother’s death.
I may be 41, but you never get over losing a parent. The cancer she had was really horrible and we saw this lovely, vibrant woman disintegrate before our eyes over a period of 14 months.
Go read the rest.
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When is it time for an older person to stop driving? I have no personal experience in working through this with anyone, but, with an aging father, I may have to address this one day.
While I’m not an advocate of mandating that everyone cease driving after a certain age, the reality is […]
Bedside Advocates is a group of Boston Area retired physicians with a new mission: provide volunteer advocates to patients and their families to help them navigate the healthcare setting.
They hope to make it a nationwide model of retired nurse, physician assistants, and, other health care providers who will accompany patients along their journey, and, speak […]
BoomerGirl.com is “the place on the Web for women born in the Baby Boom to find news, information, fun, and, community.”
You can create a blog, start a club, learn Spanish, research travel plans, or, get the latest on food an wine.
There’s also blogs to read, a daily poll, as well as health, beauty and fashion […]
The Blogging Boomer Carnival is up over at Man-O-Pause. There are some great posts this time, go check it out!
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My father’s step mother died today. She was 96.
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Every facility, service, individual and organization listed in the guide is hand picked by their team through on-site reviews. They do not accept advertising from these facilities, in order to ensure an unbiased review and presentation.
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My 17 year old dog died on Wednesday.
I’m actually experiencing caregiver letdown or something. She was very old, and, loved a long life, but, I have been a bit surprised at my reaction to not having to open special dog food anymore, or, attend a regular schedule of being let in and let out the […]
I was conversing with a reader about options for eldercare, and, we touched on hospice.
Did you know that hospice care is not limited to patients with cancer? Though many patients do have cancer, hospice care is available to patients with a limited life expectancy, often 6 months or less. For example, my husband’s […]
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