Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Mom is mad at me again. I did not give her the response she wanted from me and she got angry. Angry enough to hang up on me, only to call again the next day. Dementia strips away a lot of the filters we all use to be civil in society. It has been said …
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Parents are complicated. When they are alive, they provide their offspring with plenty of challenges to help shape the persons they will become. For those children paying attention, parents can also give life lessons to their descendants after they have gone. I was organizing some music the other day and came across the above titled …
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In gathering my thoughts and reflections on caregiving each month, little epiphanies keep springing up. Some of these ideas are obvious (caregiving is a tough job), while other ideas are surprising with their insights and arrive at only certain times, no sooner. Let me set the stage. Steps Along the Way I have written much …
Engagement of crisis is a behavioral trait that often defines what it is to be a caregiver. While we may be a collection of insecurities on the inside, we willingly step into uncertain situations. To this day, I am not sure where this intrinsic motivation comes from, but we get things done when a sensible …
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