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• The Love That Surrounds a Death: Accepting the Healing Touch

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 112
  I opened my front door Thanksgiving morning and called “Here kitty, kitty, kitty .” My 14-year-old cat, FatBoy had been missing 18 hours. I was up late in the night looking for him. He never went far, hanging around our shady front porch, but most eating (thus his name) and sleeping in various windows, beds, ...
  4 days ago

• The Invisible Caregiver: When Your Spouse Doesn’t Admit He (or She) Needs Caregiving

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 112
  Who is an invisible caregiver ? Millions of spouses, adult children and friends who are caring for someone they love–but having to “do it on the sly.” It’s a tough transition, to admit you need care. After decades of being the strong one, the provider, the professional, the hub of the family, admitting that ...
  1 week ago

• Marking Our Journey: The Importance of Ceremony During Life Stages and Beyond

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 418
  For many elders, the death process is fairly drawn out. Ive attended deaths where the actual process lasted many hours. For my mother, it took several days. Each of these attended deaths marked an important point in my life. They are times that will be a part of me, always.
  2 weeks ago

• Caregivers and Multi-tasking: Holidays Can Push People Caring for Elderly Parents to the Max

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 418
  ause they are raising children while caring for their parents. At this time of the year, nearly every parent has one, if not several, school holiday programs to attend, plus church or other religious programs they want their children to participate in. Many have a full-time job, which often requires attendance at ...
  2 weeks ago

• The First Written Advice in History: Take Care of Yourselves, a Caregiver’s Creed

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 112
  Caregivers are often told to take care of themselves, and sometimes this advice is a little annoying. Exactly how am I supposed to take care of me? Not give my mom her pills in the morning? Go to the gym instead?  Not take her to physical therapy? Not help my kids with their homework or fix dinner? Just soak in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Caregiver Stress Getting To You? Try My 3 Day Cure

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 112
  I call it my 3 day cure. When I was  caregiving my mom who had Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s –and I was a sandwich generation mom–which for me meant having 2 teenagers and one pre-teen (all girls to boot), stress could sometimes mount to a hair-pulling, screaming and crying at the same time fiasco. I ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Multigenerational Household Isn’t Easy But It’s Worth It

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 112
  Thanksgiving is the time of year we gather those we love under one roof. Pass the stuffing, hold the sarcastic remarks. If you’ve ever had your mother, your teenagers, and your toddlers all at one table, you know it can get dicey. No iPods at the table, yes you have to eat two bites of broccoli, and thank you, ...
  3 weeks ago

• When Facing the End of Life, Surround Yourself with New Life

  
  Mothering Mother and More — Authority: 112
  My mom had Parkinson’s, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s –and she lived with my family (husband, daughters and me), and I was her full-time caregiver . I remember when I realized my mom was dying., literally dying–and that she would pass away in our home. I wanted to give her a home passing, but I felt ...
  4 weeks ago

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