A great start
I’m 60 years old and last month I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Although I was eating more than I should, I always tried to choose healthy alternatives whenever I could.
Passport to Wellness for Family Caregivers – Part 1 Recap
Part One of the Passport to Wellness for Family Caregivers Workshop series featured four presentations that discuss the ups and downs of caring for others in an engaging, informative – and often funny – way. Read more to get the events highlights and download the presentations.
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A profound personal connection with a grandchild moving on
Nicole wanted to arrange a visit with my mother, her grandmother, who just the month before celebrated her 96th birthday.
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A perfect combination / A healthy relationship
When I married, I moved only 30 minutes away from my dad’s apartment. Seven years ago he suffered a mild stroke and that short car ride was too far.
Fries with that Will? Part Nine
Health care decisions do not always wait for a gathering of relatives before they have to be made.
Ten pearls of wisdom, for all ages
One of the many definitions of wisdom is “the quality of having experience, knowledge and good judgment.” Note that there is no mention of age as a prerequisite!
A helping hand
I retired to become my mother’s primary caregiver. After five years, when she lost her battle with cancer, it was a difficult period.
Fries with that Will? Part Eight
Do you really want your children deciding, without any safeguards at all, when they should move you into a retirement villa?
Fries with that Will? Part Seven
The requirement that the Attorney be capable with respect to the decision to be made is only sensible.
Birds of a feather
My Aunt Betty came to live with me when she found it hard to manage on her own. She had never married because she had been her elderly parents’ caregiver.