I recently read an extremely sad newspaper article about a mother and daughter and their deaths. The mother, in her 80s, suffered from Alzheimer's disease, likely mid to late stage. Her daughter, in her early 60s, was the caregiver. The two lived alone in a neighborhood where most people were gone during the day. This was, indeed, a case of... Read more
Recently, I received an email from a man telling me that he'd searched the Web and wasn't finding information about elderly people, particularly those with dementia and alcoholism. Finally, he found me, because I've written about the issue a couple of times. He told me some specifics and I thought it was an interesting case. I was able... Read more
It is common that one adult child of a family assumes most of the responsibility for the care on the elders. Often, it’s the one who lives closest to the elder, but not always. Susan, a woman I interviewed for Minding Our Elders, lives 300 miles away from her mother, while she has two siblings that live in her mother’s town. Yet, Susan... Read more
Imagine if your aging father, the one who considered you his little princess when you were growing up, suddenly swore at you. Called you an obscene name. Hit you. Many of you don’t have to imagine this at all, because you’re already been there. Imagine if your aging mother, the person who was always there for your needs, suddenly... Read more
Many studies have found that caregiver’s immune systems suffer from the stress of caregiving. It was easy for me to see that depression can be an issue. Back injury, heart disease, other diseases like cancer, when check-ups are skipped because we caregivers lack time and energy to take care of ourselves, are also an issue. But, it was only... Read more
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