Is your marriage at risk because you have only time for your parents’ needs? Are you still trying to get mom’s approval at the risk of losing your marriage? Are you using your parents care needs as a distraction for working on your relationship? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it is Read More
The Donut Hole
Two of my client’s families have told me this week that their parent has reached the “donut hole,” that place in the Medicare D (drug plan) where they will need to cover all the costs of prescriptions until they reach an even higher level and then Medicare will cover most of the costs. The question Read More
Dementia Changes in Abilities & Grief
When a parent or spouse can no longer do what they did yesterday, it becomes another transition for the primary caregiver and for the extended family. These transitions catch us off guard and an overwhelming sense of loss and grief is experienced by the primary care provider. The caregiver often does not label this as Read More
Alzheimer’s Family Coaching
When a family member is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, often little is given to the patient or the family as they all are entering a very long journey of feelings of anger, disbelief, grief, depression, fear and concern. It would be my ideal that each family who must experience this disease is given a coach to help Read More
Guilt & Parent Caregiving
View the video blog: Guilt and Parent Caregiving Recently in talking with a caregiver who takes care of her mother, father and mother-in-law, the ever present “guilt work” came into the conversation. “Why”, said the daughter, “do I never feel like I do enough or do the right thing”? Well, it is more complicated Read More
Memory Loss & Its Impact on Individuals & Families
When a family member is diagnosed with a progressive dementia, it is challenging not only for the “patient” but even more so for the entire family system. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s impact everyone in the family and sometimes in the community (if the person doesn’t have family). Those who oversee the care of someone with Read More
