According to Steve
What Every Family Should Do in Preparation of Aging Our son Steve has been an unfailing source of support for Bill and me all along the path of our caregiving journey. We were delighted when he...
View ArticleCaregivers Need to be Alert to Scams that Target the Elderly
As daylight savings time is upon us and tax time creeps ever closer, my mind naturally starts to snag on the idea that we probably should be doing something more in the realm of financial planning and...
View ArticleA Look at “Miles to Go: An Alzheimer Journal” by B.J. Smith
It used to be a little hard for me to meet a new group of people. This has changed a lot since we started writing Inside Aging Parent Care. Now, wherever I go, I make an immediate connection with...
View ArticleAging Issues in the 21st Century
One of our readers Celina Jacobson recently shared these links to some fascinating TED videos on aging. Dad would have been especially interested in viewing Dan Buettner’s report on living to be at...
View ArticleViki Kind on Super Caregiver Syndrome
Viki Kind is one of my favorite authors. She is a source of immense comfort and help to caregivers as well as providing great information. Recently she very “kindly” consented to write a guest post...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Disease Doesn’t Discriminate
The folks at Online Degree love to research. Recently their top staff writer Anna Miller contacted us with some research they have done on well known Alzheimer’s disease patients. We thought we’d...
View ArticleSteve’s Journey
Our son Steve is one of the most courageous people I know. In the last 18 months he has gone through two major surgeries with very little crankiness or complaint. He has changed his habits and his...
View ArticleTaking Care of John – A Story of Alzheimer’s And Love
Gwenda LedBetter is an award winning storyteller and playwright from Asheville, NC. Her upcoming production, Old Woman In The Basement is gaining the attention of some notables in the artistic...
View ArticleCaregivers Look to the Future
As we family caregivers become aging parents themselves, more and more of us will be confronted with a terminal diagnosis. As much as we are experts in the caregiving of the older generation, how do...
View ArticleAdvice to Caregivers from Australia
Australian elder care expert and guest poster Jane Bongato has sent us her thoughts for caregivers of aging parents. We at Inside Aging Parent Care certainly agree with her ideas. One of the ways I...
View ArticleDreaming at the End of Life
Wise woman and friend Leta McDonald shares some of her experiences with dreams of the elderly and dying with us. Death Dreams: Mother by Leta McDonald I am a retired Jungian Therapist and have...
View ArticleAnother Look at Dreaming at the End of Life
Jungian therapist and wise woman Leta McDonald shares more fascinating insights into the dreams of elders nearing the end of life. Death Dreams: Father by Leta McDonald Two years after my mother’s...
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