Are you pastrami on rye? Tuna melt? Hummus and sprouts? If you’re part of the sandwich generation, someone caring for children or grandchildren while tending to the needs of aging parents, you’re no doubt redefining your everyday life. Yes, of course there are challenges, as with any phase of life, however like any phase of [...]
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100
Florence passed away last week. Although hanging around nursing homes lends itself to being around those ready to transition, the sense of loss that emerges can still surprise me. 100 years old, she was a strong woman, a former phys-ed instructor, with a musicians soul. She played the one song that remained a part of [...]
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A client of mine, diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring, took very much to heart the new science which reinforces the power of the mind and emotions to heal your body. Yesterday she informed me her tumor has “disappeared” and the doctors are only saying that “It’s rare, but it does happen from time [...]
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There is plenty of information available online for navigating the practicalities of everyday life with elders. Where to look for housing, which nursing homes are most appropriate for your specific needs, how to care from home, etc. etc. Through all these changes and challenges, there is a wonderful opportunity to redefine your relationship with your [...]
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There’s been news lately of the effects of “elderspeak“. The way we speak to our elders can have an affect on their health if they feel talked down to or disempowered because of it. The solution is simpler than you might imagine. Ask. Your elders can let you know how they want to be treated. [...]
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Mothers. Much has been written about, dedicated to, analyzed, scrutinized and attributed to this pillar of our existence. Over the years, the cliché of the patient on a couch being asked “Why do you hate your mother?” has become as familiar as Toll House® cookies and Goodnight Moon. We blame the ‘refrigerator mothers’ of the [...]
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I’ll be leaving for Northern NY in a couple of days to visit my mother and her buds at United Helpers Nursing Home. In addition to just general fraternizing, my heart tingles when I think of the games my mother and I will make up as we walk through the halls and visit with other [...]
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