February 24th, 2009

Hindsight’s 20/20 With Rose Colored Glasses

If you’re an adult child of aging parents, and you’re judging yourself and feeling inadequate to the task of caring, know this: It’s easy to look back with the clarity of hindsight, and imagine exactly what we should have done differently. Of course, we can only account for our own responses. It took me a while to really, seriously pardon myself for being imperfectly human . . and to pardon my parents for being the same. Rose colored glasses…

February 7th, 2008

Caring For Aging Parents - My Parents Are Doing Just Fine… Planning For Elder Care

Our aging loved ones are doing just fine. They seem to be going about their business as usual. There may be little things that are showing up, like the house is not as clean as usual or the lawn looks a little unkempt. But they’re probably busy and we know they will get the work done.

The Challenge - Family members see their aging loved ones as they have always seen them, denying their actual limitations, conditions and care needs.


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