I almost couldn’t write about this as it upsets me a great deal, but, everyone needs to know that elder abuse is real.
It’s the story of Robert and Nancy Tritsch, an aging couple whose daughter took everything they owned, and, left them alone in a strange city:
…their adult daughter abandoned them in Gatlinburg with no […]
A group of preschoolers was asked, “What happens to people when they get old?”
There’s an interesting photoset on Flickr that shows the answers to that question.
If these kids have the inside scoop, we all have some interesting things to look forward to.
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Aging drivers remain in the news, and, on the minds of most of us in the Sandwich Generation.
USA Today has an interactive story on “How Aging Affects the Ability to Drive”.
And…
There are various legal propositions that propose that people over 70 have to appear in person, and, be subjected to testing in order to renew […]
To the person searching this site for “laminectomy survival stories”?
My dad has one.
I guess it ends well, since, the other day when my daughter and I were talking to him (he’s 74) in his kitchen, without warning, he hopped up, jumped up on the tiny metal bistro chair at his breakfast table, and, proceeded […]
Kathy, at KnowItAlz is the primary caregiver for her 78 year old father who has Alzheimer’s .
Go tell her hello, and, read about her adventures. My hat is off to all of you caring for loved ones with dementia.
What about other Sandwich Generation, and, caregiver blogs? Who do I need to include on the blogroll […]
Finding reliable care for a senior can be stressful, and, time consuming, I’ve done it.
Care.com is a newly launched service that matches families and individuals with senior care, child care, per care, and, tutoring providers.
It is a subscription-based business, and, the fee is as low as $10/month for care seekers.
From the press […]
On May 6, 2007, the New York Times Magazine featured “Middle Age.
If you didn’t catch it, there’s lots of topics from longevity and health care to marketing, and, style.
Go read it, today.
(via Rhea, at The Boomer Chronicles)
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I admit I’m having a hard time as Mother’s Day (this Sunday) approaches, it will be the first one since my mother died last year. I have a hard time on Sundays, anyway, so, I’m really not looking forward to it.
It’s weird, it’s not like we did anything really big for it, or, anything, but, […]
A group of high schoolers in Georgia has answered, “Who’s going to take care of the elderly who have no one?”
After interviewing 74 year old Sammy Green, it became apparent that he was wondering what was going to happen to him after he died:
He told the teenagers he most likely would be cremated since he […]
MSNBC has a nice story on something we don’t do often enough, thank our aging family members’ caregivers.
My mother had a variety of caregivers during her illness, and, death.
But, aside from the day to day “thanks”, I’m not sure I even remember if I truly thanked them, or, not.
The beauty of it is that […]
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