When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 | Noon Where: Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley | Round Hill Country Club | 3169 Roundhill Road  Alamo, CA Club/Membership Information: Membership@kiwanis-srv.org What: Aging Families: Dilemmas, Concerns and Resources Working adults in the “autumn” of their careers find that they are juggling work and aging family dilemmas – causing [...]

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A few months ago, my siblings and I were getting ready to move our mother from her homestead, where she had lived for 48 years, to a vibrant assisted living community in another town. As we were trying to accomplish this task, it made me feel like Mom was moving away to college—the big difference [...]

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Last night, after my mother called and could not remember why she made the call, she said, “My memory is really bad.” This is the first time she admitted to her memory loss since her stroke. However, she did make the call 15 minutes before Jeopardy and told me that is why she called, knowing [...]

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…does your head spin trying to figure out who is visiting your parent after a hospitalization?   Does Dad tell you that a therapist visited but you had no idea he even needed one?  Does one therapist or nurse talk to the others about the needs of your parent?  And, oh yes, how about updating you [...]

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On June 2, 2011, Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, along with other experts on aging presented at the Walnut Creek Library in Walnut Creek, CA as part of the Library Foundation’s Live!  Linda’s discussion includes the importance of communicating your values to your family and geriatric professionals to ensure you always live life your way, [...]

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