It’s been a roller coaster year with our day-in and day-out isolation due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and the challenges of not seeing family members. The year 2020 has been really hard, and I am still comfortable compared to so many who have lost jobs or family members. Below are my posts that address living and caregiving through a pandemic. I’ve called this series Caregiving in the Time of Covid-19.
- Confusing Personal Freedom with Caring, #27
- Connecting with Grandchildren – #26
- Remember Polio – #25
- What 100,000 Deaths Look Like – #24
- Seeing Elderly Parents Again: The Process Begins – #23
- Should I Keep Saying ‘I don’t feel safe?’ – #22
- Translating for Doctors During the Spanish Influenza – #22
- Not Wearing Masks Near a Caregiving Community – #20
- Missing Children and Grandchildren – #19
- Arguing About What We Cannot Change – #18
- Allergy Symptoms vs. CoVid-19 – #17
- Worries – #16
- Exercising Etiquette – #15
- Elastic is the New Toilet Paper – #14
- It’s a Time of Melancholy if Parents Are in Long Term Care – #13
- The Developmental Stages of Social Distancing – #12
- FaceTiming With My Parents: Thanks, VMRC! – #11
- Why Are We Still Doing This When It Doesn’t Seem to Change Anything? – #10
- Missing My Parents – #9
- Running Errands – #8
- Bill Gates Predicted This Pandemic for More Than 10 Years – #7
- Accessing Free Operas at the Met – #6
- My Grandmother and Church Caregiving During the 1918 Influenza – #5
- So What Does Social Distancing Accomplish? – #4
- Staying Connected With My Parents – #3
- We Are All Caregivers – #2
- When An Assisted Living Community Closes to Visitors – #1
As Our Parents Age So Do We 