TV Watching and Our Aging Parents – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. Click here to read Part 1. Previously I shared one of my pet peeves about senior citizens living in assisted living or board and care facilities. I believe way too much time is spent watching TV news shows that might create fears, or exacerbate pre-existing ones, that [...]
TV Watching and Our Aging Parents – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. Click here to read Part 2. As a family caregiver for over eight years, I’ve spent many hours touring or visiting senior citizens in both assisted living and board & care facilities. When I walk into the living room, one thing I am extremely conscious of is [...]
We Interrupt This Regularly-Scheduled Eldercare Blog To Bring You . . . An Earthquake!
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck southern California at 11:42am today, where my 99 year-old mother and our family live! It was the strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of southern California since the 1994 Northridge (Los Angeles) quake. The epicenter was in Chino Hills, about an hour away from our homes, and it rocked the region [...]
A Big Welcome to All My Visitors!
Hi Everyone, Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you will stay awhile and look around. While this is a relatively new blog, the most popular posts (based on the number of comments I’ve received) fall under these categories: My caregiving journey Inspiring quotes for caregivers Jokes for caregiver stress relief Click on the blue [...]
Book Review: My Stroke of Insight
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. This is not normally the type of book I read for pleasure; I’m much more of a fiction lover. But I heard a podcast interview with the author, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, and her compelling story had me buying her book [...]
Tips for Creating a Senior Safety Net for Our Aging Parents – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Click here for Part 1. In Part 1 of this series I describe steps family caregivers can take to create a “Senior Safety Net” for our aging parents. Purchasing a medical alert system (or personal emergency response system) for our Golden Oldies’ homes is a major component of this pro-active safety plan. [...]
Tips for Creating a Safety Net for Our Aging Parents – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series. Click here for Part 2. If our aging parent fell in their home and passed out, how would we know? If they became paralyzed by a stroke and couldn’t call us or reach a neighbor, what happens then? What if we call several times on a day you know they are at home and they [...]
Role Reversal or Becoming Your Aging Parents’ Parent
undefined
My Mom Turns 99 Years Old on July 4th!
Dear Mom, Happy 99th Birthday! You are my Golden Oldie Extraordinaire and I love you with all of my heart! As I say every time I visit you, “You are the best Mom and Grandma in the whole world! I thank you for the wonderful life you and Dad gave me! I am so very [...]
Wanna Jitterbug? The Cell Phone, Not the Dance
Some friends bought their mother, another Golden Oldie whom I know and adore, a cell phone – mainly to keep with her when she was out and about in case of emergency. They purchased the phone and service, charged the phone, and went over the instructions for use in detail with their mom. P.S. To their great frustration, their [...]
7 Comments