The Elder Care Diaries Archives

I’m Not Ready {a eulogy for an angel}

My mother died March 5th. The following is the eulogy I gave at her burial at sea on March 18th. …
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So this is Christmas…baby Sweet Cheeks, in all her red-headed glory, stares in awe at the sight of her first…
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“You be bitches,” I say softly, my voice cracking from my roiling emotions. Tears well up in my eyes as…
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My parents, circa 1950 The Best of the Rest of Your Life…that’s what I want for my elders. I’ve just…
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With much “practice” in the elder care world over the last few years, I’ve often had to intercede on…
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In my earlier post, 2 Girls with an Idea, I mentioned that Tiffany and I originally started out trying to…
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Recently, a nice elderly man told my parents that I was a “gift.” The three of us (me, Mom…
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The expression “A Month of Sundays” has been used since 1832 to describe long and dreary times, identified as…
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Elder care is a challenge, with a significant learning curve. How do you keep going when the tasks ahead…
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This past Labor Day weekend was a tough one. Starting Tuesday, August 28th, I got a call from my parents’…
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Creating an advance directive aka living will is something most of us put off until later in life. My parents created…
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Here’s the thing about family, at least our family – when a crisis occurs, we pull together and as a…
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