Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
In my younger days of competitive bicycling, keeping up with the group was an important part of your survival on two wheels. Lose contact with fellow riders and you lose your support. If I was having a bad day, I remember slowly drifting off the back of the group, lacking the necessary energy to pedal …
Continue reading "Sanity Challenge: Managing Long-Distance Caregiving"
There are plenty of experiences in caregiving that make you humble. Stretching yourself to meet demands that seem impossible, surprise you by becoming successes much more often than you ever thought possible. With a number of these impossible tasks under your belt, it is entirely conceivable to adopt a been-there-and done-that attitude. What is the …
“I haven’t felt normal for over two years now. I’m not sure if I still know how…” her voice trailed off. Even though striking up a conversation with a stranger in line at the grocery store is not a particularly unique occurrence, this vulnerability from a stranger was new. The events of the past few …
Continue reading "Returning to Familiarity: Confidence from Uncertainty"
When I lost my dad, I had plenty of warning. His decline over the preceding years. The hospitalizations, Assisted Living, his mental decline, and family dramas all clearly pointed to his exit. Yet when the time came, I felt hollow and bereft. The grieving process had begun, and I was starting at square one once …
Dad's Back 