There’s an interesting discussion going on at the New York Times’ New Old Age blog.
In the article, How to Make a Better Sandwich, author Jane Gross asks Jeannie Keenan, a registered nurse and case management expert how people can cope with having to make decisions between their kids and aging parents every day:
Ms. […]
My friend, Suebob’s parents had the “Serious Discussion” with her.
No, not that talk, the one about aging parents.
Her parents are having to make some tough decisions about what they want to do and where they want to live.
It’s always a bit unsettling to have to do that, but getting it out on […]
Nordette is caregiver to her elderly parents.
Her elderly father, along with her mother who has dementia live with her, her adult daughter and teen age son.
Over at BlogHer, she tells us of the time a black snake nearly ruined her day:
My dad said, “And while we were out trying to see about that, the cat […]
Lori, at the Seniors for Living blog needs advice about her fiercely independent mother in law who took a fall at the grocery store:
Yesterday evening I received a frantic phone call from one of her four sisters, who lives nearby. Hope had fallen in the grocery store two days prior, was badly hurt, and refuses […]
We’re at the beach this week, and you may remember last year when I had a defining sandwich generation moment at the ocean.
Well, this year it’s double the fun since my 83 year old mother-in-law is here with us, too. She also has a broken foot which she refuses to stay off of and has […]
Nikki at the OC Register’s The Mom Blog is finding out what the term Sandwich Generation is about as her aging parents prepare to move close to her:
It was my mom’s stroke at my home during their Christmas visit - and her six-week recovery - that led my parents to the conclusion that they needed […]
While I’m not sure my dad would want to live with us under any circumstances, (remember, I have three kids, he only had one) an “In-law” suite is a solution for some people who have aging parents who need to be closer for safety as well as social reasons.
This article in the Tennessean newspaper […]
An aside:
It’s a blessed wonder my father is still alive since he can’t drive worth a darn. That’s not a new development, so don’t worry that I need to have “the talk” with him, yet.
When I became an adult, I realized that his driving skills weren’t great, but had never known any differently because my […]
Writing about aging parents and all that goes with it can sometimes become a bit morose or gloomy at best.
I try to balance that kind of stuff here with other things, but sometimes it’s hard. So, I really enjoyed reading Caring.com’s round-up of good things in the news about aging parents:
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I was very sorry to read about Heather’s stepfather’s illness.
As I’ve said many times before, I know that it’s hard to get news like that, and that it’s incredibly stressful, but I’ll say it again for her and anyone else, you’re not alone.
It’s like being punched in the stomach, and the additional stress is the […]
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