Glasses and hearing aids: The unheralded quality of life features that, all too often, are taken for granted. My client recently had the unfortunate experience of having her glasses break – more specifically the frames. She has a dementia diagnosis and it was a very sudden and distinct change in her reaction to her surroundings Read More
Mom is Gone
You know the time will come. You have been through many big and small health care dilemmas. You have prepared for her final care and found caring and loving people to be with her. You wish you could have done more but know you did your best with the information and support of professionals and Read More
Mothers’ Gifts for all Seasons
I am posting this picture of my mother for all of you to know that the end of life can be filled with dignity. Yes, she is in the very last phase of her life and on hospice but she has quality, despite her deficits. Our mothers gave us life by birth or love and Read More
Taking Me Home?
I moved my mother to a small residential care home that gives great care, at the same time I was scheduled to take a week’s vacation. When I returned six days later, I went to see how she was doing and the first thing she said, “How did you know I was here?” I explained Read More
Life-giving and Integrity vs. Despair
What is “life-giving?” We are aware that in order to be a living creature, we all need air and substance (food and water) but the third and fourth elements will differ for each of us and, I believe, become more important as we age. One is a belief in a higher power or a resolve Read More
Advocacy vs. Complacency
Having just returned from Washington D.C., attending and presenting at The American Society on Aging Conference, I realized the importance of those of us aging, caring for frail family members and those with careers in the field of aging to stand up and be heard. We cannot afford the luxury of denial or being complacent. Read More
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