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, Read More
Mom’s Memory & Me
While I reassure my mother that she has me to be her memory, every time I repeat information that I told her yesterday, it seems to hit a raw nerve and I grieve just a little more (the tears still well up). It is hard to see this from a parent who was always on Read More
Mom Had a Stroke – If I Move Her, Will She Still Love Me?
Wow, as I walked into my mom’s rehab room yesterday – she pointed to me and said to the aid behind her, “I don’t like her – she put me here.” Mind you, she is in one of the best rehab centers she could be in post stroke and one that is sometimes difficult to Read More
When A Caregiver Needs Help — When Exactly?
Like most things in life this varies by person and situation. Those of us who have worked in this field for a while, though, recognize some common signs. If you are thinking about it – needing help that is, chances are your instincts are leading you to fulfill a need. As a caregiver, if you Read More
Parenting Your Parent? No, Not Me!
Over the past 27 years, I have worked with many families, professionals and peers around the idea of “role reversal and the thought of parenting your parent.” I have opposed that notion saying frequently that you can’t reverse your role with your mom or dad, no matter what the dependency, they are still your parent Read More
Mom had a Stroke…Now What?
A few days ago, while staying with me, my 88 year-old mother had a stroke and has been in the hospital for the past 3 days. It is surprising the scenarios that go through your head and the decisions you start making way before it is necessary. Can she live alone? Should I insist she Read More
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