Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
The loss of any person whom we have known for years, is understandably traumatic. The loss of what it means to be that person while they are still alive is especially hard. Context is everything in our relationships with one another. Dementia is cruel to the sufferer, as well as to those around them. With …
Caregivers come in all varieties. Industry managers to homebodies, we are a very diverse group. I like to think that this is due to common natural aging processes that prompt a need for care. Old age and infirmity do not discriminate. One of our common traits is our dedication to tasks at hand. Yes, we …
Continue reading "When the Best You Can Do Is the Best You Can Do"
I think most of us will agree that the basis of caregiving is that it is about people. The ones we care for, the ones we interact with while providing help, and not the least of which, trying really hard to care for ourselves. People make our world. A great many people have lately been …
Is it possible that some of the angst we see in the media these days are people who went with the favored political winds a few years ago and now are facing up to the idea that they picked the wrong horse? With all the emotional gusto of a preadolescent person decrying the trauma of …
Dad's Back 