Tag Archives: Sandwiched Generation
Americans are busy spending well over $26 billion on gift cards this holiday season. And, just when you thought you’d heard it all, here comes the idea of a medical gift card. With Christmas literally right around the corner and your stress level high, it may be exactly what the doctor ordered. This unique card is being issued by Visa and the targeted audience is the Sandwiched Boomers. They are the ones buying presents for aging parents who have increasing health needs. They’re also looking to gift their emerging adult … Continue reading
Here are the tips we promised this week to help you care for yourself as well as your aging parents when their golden years are tarnished. You can use these suggestions to reduce your Sandwiched Generation stress during the holidays and long after: Give up your ideas of perfection and be realistic about the path ahead. You will not have the benefit you had imagined of involved, wise, old parents in your life. Acknowledge that the dementia will steadily increase and your parents will become less and less responsive to … Continue reading
At this time of year, the holidays with their comforting repeated rituals can be bittersweet when our loved ones are not with us to share them. It is even more poignant when aging parents are there physically but not mentally. They may not remember the joy of holidays spent together in the past nor recognize the new members who have joined the family circle. As a Sandwiched Boomer, you may be facing these kinds of holiday celebrations with apprehension. No doubt, your parents had looked forward their sixties, seventies and … Continue reading
