Category Archives: aging parents

Synopsis: Caring for Aging Parents

by phyllis, September 18, 2009

Yesterday the Virtual Book Tour with Barbara Friesen about her book, The Ultimate Caregiver’s Success Guide, was very well received. And we had a lively exchange of comments, questions and answers throughout the day. Our thanks to all of you who participated! What follows is a summary of readers’ comments and Barbara’s thoughtful responses. Most of the questions were about the changes that parents were going through and how to deal with them. And many had concerns about how to come to terms with their own feelings. One in particular: … Continue reading →

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Caregiving for Your Aging Parents

by phyllis, September 17, 2009

We want to welcome Barbara Friesner, founder of AgeWiseLiving and author of The Ultimate Caregiver’s Success Guide, to our Virtual Book Tour today. And readers, you’re about to receive a lot of valuable information about caring for your aging parents. So let’s get started:Nourishing Relationships: Why did you write The Ultimate Caregiver’s Success Guide? Barbara Friesner: Caregivers can learn all they want about what to do to resolve their eldercare issues – and there’s plenty of stuff out there to read. (In fact, if you Google ‘eldercare’ over 4 million … Continue reading →

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Caring for Your Aging Parents

by phyllis, September 16, 2009

Anytime tomorrow, Thursday, September 17th, please join us here for a Virtual Book Tour with Barbara E. Friesner, founder of AgeWiseLiving™. Barbara, a Generational Coach, is an expert on issues affecting the elderly and their families. You’ll find Barbara answering questions about her book, The Ultimate Caregiver’s Success Guide. Her resource for eldercare providers is filled with over 200 pages of step-by-step solutions to your pressing questions. For more than 25 years, Barbara has been a care manager, first for her grandmother and then 17 years for her mother, who … Continue reading →

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Honoring Grandparents

by rosemary, September 15, 2009

When Marian McQuade worked to institute a day of recognition in the United States for the wisdom of grandparents, she was thinking about how to honor the millions of senior citizens needing loving care. Eventually becoming a grandmother of 43 herself, Ms. McQuade achieved her dream of establishing Grandparents Day. The legal document creating the celebration states that the day be set aside “… to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance … Continue reading →

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