Archive for aging parents
Simple Strategies For Times of Family Challenge
What I have to share with you are the strategies I developed at
each stage of my life that enabled me to move forward and
make a difference in the world.
You may already know that my mom is in an Alzheimer’s
Care Center. She was diagnosed over three years ago and has been on
hospice now for seven months.
What [...]
Finding Peace of Mind With a Mother’s Waning Abilities
This is one thing one woman and her sisters have done to find some peace of mind in dealing with their mother’s waning abilities.
During one of our monthly gathering calls for women who have a parent with Alzheimer’s I connected with Alexandra Van Horn, who told us about the book she and her sisters wrote [...]
Father’s Day Heartache: “Do you know him?”
I knew it would probably happen.
Somehow I didn’t think it would really happen with MY Mom though.
And it was Father’s Day…
Mom has had Alzheimer’s Disease for over 3 years and has lived in the Alzheimer’s Care Center in Royal Oaks Life Care Community since July of 2006.
Mom still gets around with a walker for short [...]
Want secrets for a lucid old age?
A guest post by Alvah Parker, Career Transition Coach and Practice Advisor for Attorneys
A recent NY Times article focuses on a group of women in their 90s that play bridge with each other regularly. Researchers believe there are a couple of components to longevity - social interaction and using the mind. The game of [...]
