By Maria Myers Annette was in her 70’s and living alone. She had reached out to us as she was concerned about her current health troubles of congestive heart failure and COPD. She was also using oxygen 24/7. Her intuition had been correct that her health could deteriorate. But there are times when we all […]
Healing Power of Four Legged Friends
By Kathy Kappler, RN Many of us have been lucky enough to have had the pleasure of sharing our life with a pet. They have the ability to touch our soul in a very special way. I have had dogs most of my life and the memories bring warmth and smiles. One special dog was […]
Holiday Expectations
By Nori Patnode We all have special memories of holidays past. Time spent with family and friends burned in our memories and fueling our expectations as the season approaches. I come from a family of four children of which I am the youngest. My favorite memory of Christmas from when I was a child is […]
Holidays and Alzheimer’s Disease
By Kathy Kappler, RN This season I’m thinking back to experiencing a Christmas with my sister while she had Alzheimer’s Disease. The holidays bring up many challenges for families living with Alzheimer’s. My sister remained very social with her disease, but the addition of families coming and going caused stress and confusion. She would mix […]
Thanksgiving and Seniors
By Donna Mischke Recognizing Changes in Aging Loved Ones During the Holidays Thanksgiving brings back happy memories of family and great food for me. The first 30 years of my life were spent blissfully at my Nana’s house. My grandmother could cook! Move over, Paula Deen—Nana’s pecan pie, homemade biscuits, corn, and green beans were […]
Honoring Your Birthday Traditions
By Donna Mischke Recently, we celebrated my mother-in-law’s 80th Birthday. It was a huge party held at a hotel with lots of family and friends. Relatives arrived from all over to celebrate this fantastic day and to honor this beautiful woman. All four of her children attended, most of the grandkids, cousins, nieces, nephews, and […]
How Do We Prepare for a Crisis?
“My Mom’s health has been declining steadily over the past year, in fact we’ve been here in the ER two times this month alone!” All too often families try the best they can patching care for their parents together as they too lead busy productive lives. It isn’t until red flags begin to go off […]
Pay Attention to the Signs in the Aging Process
By Scott Fleisch Pay attention to the signs along the journey of your parent’s aging process. As our parents age conditions generally change slowly over the year, until the changing condition becomes a major situation. Which usually comes about very quickly. There are always many signs along the way to watch for and pay attention […]
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A Case of Guilt
By Teresa Fischer Do you ever wish your life could be different, maybe you could have less stress and more time for the things you want to do? That was Sara’s dream. But then came the guilt and she quickly put those thoughts away. What good does it do to fantasize about what could be […]
