Tender Loving Eldercare Goes Back to School

Written by on August 18, 2008 - 9 Comments
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Classic College Campus Scene

As it says on my About page, I am a classic member of the Sandwich Generation, and it is time for me to focus on my son. He begins his sophomore year of college in about two weeks and we couldn’t be prouder of him!

Between now and then we will be busy doing all of those fun back-to-school activities together such as: deciding what to take and what to leave home, shopping, laundry, packing, driving over to campus, unpacking, shopping again, furnishing his frat room, more shopping (for snack foods, no doubt), saying our goodbye’s (sniff, sniff), driving back from campus, and missing him terribly (sniff, sniff) until his first visit home.

Since I won’t have time to focus on, research and write new posts, I am also going “back to school” during these next few weeks! I’ll take this opportunity to learn more about the technical, behind-the-scenes aspects of blogging that TenderLovingEldercare.com needs to remain on the cutting edge in the blogosphere.

Many of you have asked about the other slice of bread in my sandwich, my Mom, and I really appreciate your concern! While she declined physically in the weeks following her 99th birthday, she seems to be stable at this new, lower level of functioning. I continue to visit her and the other residents at her board and care nearly every day.

Wish me luck — I hope I get an “A.” :-)

And see you in September!

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  1. Lance
    August 18, 2008 at 4:06 am

    Have fun learning Linda! And good luck to your son as he heads off. I’m not there yet, but I do imagine it is difficult to let go of your children once they began to spread their wings. The thing is, I’m sure you’ve given him the compass he needs to find his true north. I imagine a very loving household where he grew up, which has set him up for success in all lifes endeavors.

    Good to hear your Mom is doing ok.

    Now, go out there and make us proud – A’s all the way!

  2. Al at 7P
    August 18, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Hi Linda – that’s awesome how you’re helping out your son go back to school. Good luck with your own schooling!

  3. Vered
    August 18, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    Good luck! Take your time… we’ll still be here. :)

  4. Davina
    August 18, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    Hope you get all A’s, and your mom continues to do well. See you in September (which BTW, isn’t all that far away).

  5. Barbara Swafford
    August 18, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    Hi Linda,

    What an exciting time for you. Sending your son off to school won’t be easy, but just think of all he’ll learn. Then there will be you, studying all about blogging, my favorite subject.

    I know you’ll get all “A”s.

    See you in a few weeks. :)

  6. Linda Abbit
    August 19, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    Thank you ALL for your kind words and good wishes! It is a bittersweet time seeing one’s baby heading off into the world. It’s definitely hard, but necessary, to let go!

    Being around college kids is fun! Brings back lots of good college memories too!

    I’ve always been a student at heart — in school and in life. Now it’s in cyberspace! :grin:

  7. Evelyn Lim
    August 19, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    It’s great that learning never stops at any age. Think how boring life will be, if there’s nothing else for us to learn and grow…LOL!!

    Wishing you all the best!
    Evelyn

  8. Ellen Wilson
    August 21, 2008 at 9:12 am

    Hi Linda,

    My son is starting his freshman year at a local community college. He wants to be a pharmacist. We’ll see how that pans out. Good luck with everything!

    I’m going to hospice “school” soon. My training starts on Sept.6. I’m looking forward to it. Take care.

    Ellen

  9. Linda Abbit
    August 22, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    @ Evelyn — I agree about life long learning. Thanks!

    @ Ellen — Thanks for your back to school updates! Best of luck to you and your son!

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