What Is in My Hands?
Guest post by Angie Clayton My dad has Alzheimer’s, and my mom is overwhelmed. The problem is she can’t see it yet and refuses all offers of help, for her…
Guest post by Angie Clayton My dad has Alzheimer’s, and my mom is overwhelmed. The problem is she can’t see it yet and refuses all offers of help, for her…
Guest post by Jennifer Dodrill Are you part of the sandwich generation? Dorothy Miller coined the term in 1981, realizing that middle-aged people were raising children and taking care of…
Guest post by Sarah McCormick “I really hate that I am such a burden on you.” My oldest daughter chimed in, “Grandma, quit saying that. You are not a burden!…
My ninety-six-year-old mother-in-law, Fairsee, had lived alone for more than forty years. Feisty and independent, she didn’t want to move in with us. And truth be told, it wasn’t on…
Guest post by Alison van Schie Toward the end of my career in social work, I began working with the elderly as a certified caregiving consultant, specifically with caregivers of…
I wound through narrow aisles packed with customers at the beauty supply shop. As I browsed hair products, an irritated voice on the next aisle made me cringe. Someone must…