Oh, boy, especially as an only child, I can relate: Baby boomers confront stuff that their parents have left behind.
And, it’s not emotional “stuff” either. It’s actual stuff, and, there’s a lot of it.
One thing I’ve learned since my mother died, is that not everything hailed as needing to be “kept in the family” […]
The Blogging Boomers Carnival #50 is up at GenPlus.
There’s lots of good things to read no matter what your age, go check it out!
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As I’ve said time and time again, you may someday suddenly find yourself in charge of your parents’ helathcare.
Even when you think, “Nah, not yet, my parents are young and healthy”, it could (and I truly hope it doesn’t) happen to you anyway.
No matter your situation, there’s some basic information adults need to know […]
Aging Parents and Elder Care is a site devoted to, just what it says, aging parents and elder care.
It was founded by Mike Gamble, President of Senior Solutions of America, Inc., based on what he learned from his care giving experiences.
I really like the simple and practical advice he gives in sections of the site […]
Putting aside for a moment the debate about aging being something that needs to be fought, perhaps scientists have found a cure for aging?
Inflammation, long been studied as a factor in heart disease, is thought to be a factor in the aging process.
While the theory that inflammation is a direct cause of aging that […]
I ran across two nice looking websites that might come in handy when you’re shopping for a gift for the elder in your life.
Gearability is a site that focuses on people with limitations and sells a number of things to make life easier for them.
Limitations don’t have to be due to age, it […]
Rhea, at The Boomer Chronicles poses an interesting question:
If you could pause the aging process, at what age would you choose to do it?
Wow, I don’t know how I’d answer that since I’ve not experienced all the ages I’ll be even though, right this very minute, no matter when you read this, I’m the oldest […]
According to an article from AARP, and number of the current political candidates are caregivers themselves.
For example, Hillary Clinton’s mother lives with her in her Washington, DC home, and, Elizabeth Edwards, wife of American Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards has aging parents in long term care.
I have no idea how that fact may […]
Mary Emma Allen has a nice post about memories of her mother’s journey with Alzheimer’s over at Alzheimer’s Notes.
Be sure to check it out.
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An old neighbor of my parents called my dad the other day just to say hello, I thought that was so nice.
My mother had known her in the small town they both grew up in and it was a coincidence that they ended up living on the same street many years later.
She moved off […]
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