Tag Archives: aging parents

Staycation to Honor Aging Parents

by rosemary, September 29, 2009

Today we have some staycation pictures and a story from an ex-Sandwiched Boomer:“I had taken care of my aging parents, moving them into our home for the last several years of their lives. But I must admit that most of my energies were focused on raising the children so our vacations revolved around them. For years, I had heard from my parents about how they had eloped during the years of the Great Depression and been secretly married for four years. It all sounded so romantic and I tried to … Continue reading →

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Caring for Aging Parents: Virtual Book Tour Finale

by phyllis, September 21, 2009

Below you’ll find a final couple of comments that readers posted over the weekend on the complicated subject of caring for aging parents. A common dilemma that can come up for sibling who are working together to help their elderly parents: My brother and I can’t agree on the best course of action to take with my dad who is 88. Dad has been having so many problems, the doctors say they can do a dramatic procedure which will hurt his quality of life but give him more years. I … Continue reading →

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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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