When my husband’s mother lived in an excellent assisted living community, we found severe weather to be a challenge. Huge storms, no matter what the season, made it difficult to stay in touch. Gail Sheehy’s November 3, 2012 article about elder and medical caregiving during Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy is posted over at Caring.com. It’s a must-read … Continue reading
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iPad for Dad #13, Keyboard Update – Next Step Printing
My Dad now uses his iPad keyboard to write on the yellow note pad multiple times each day. Sometimes he just writes, but at other times he taps the letter icon and send his writing off, via e-mail, to a family member or friend. I have received a number of these compositions and get a thrill … Continue reading
Hospice: More Days to Say “We Love You”
Thank you hospice. Since reading Dr. Atul Gwande’s New Yorker Magazine article, Letting Go, a piece that describes the end of life (see my recent posting about this article), I’ve been thinking a lot about our hospice experience with a program in Northern Virginia. For some time I’ve wanted to write about those four months, … Continue reading
Mother (age 110), Daughter (age 85) – Home Care Miracle
Today, July 18, 2010, the Washington Post featured an amazing story, Home-care Program Gives Mother and Daughter, 110 and 85, Long-awaited Reunion, that describes the home health care provided for an elderly mother and daughter in Washington, DC. After a multi-year separation and despite substantial health problems, the two women have been reunited. A slide … Continue reading
As Our Parents Age So Do We 