Happy Valentine's Day  Ari Seth Cohen's book ADVANCED LOVE chronicles couples who have a " shared style and creative connection." Each Couple is special and unique. Mr. Cohen says their connections are "ever changing and evolving". Some of the couples have been together for decades others have come together later in life. I recommend this beautiful celebration of our " most powerful of human bonds" LOVE !!!!

         When you are caring for an aging loved one and still working full time as well as taking care of your own family there simply aren't enough hours, minutes or seconds ever!  It's a guarantee that time is what is in the shortest supply. Second only to sleep.Time to do what needs to be done, time to do what you wish you didn't have to do and seemingly no where is there time for the life you knew before the caregiving took over. No matter their current health, chances are if you are serving in some capacity as...

The AARP Guide Prepare to Care emphasizes the importance of Forming a team. This is absolutely essential and I would add ever changing. We don't all have extra family members nearby who can help. You can reach out to friends, colleagues, organizations as well as social services near you. When you do you will be pleased to find that there is support for you the caregiver as well as the family member or friend you are caring for! As you begin the caregiving journey remember to" respect your loved one's wishes".  Every part of these conversations can be difficult. Taking it...

At a time when a quarter of households in this country are caring for an older family member we all need to have more information and a plan. An old friend used to say there is no such thing as planned parenthood, because until you do it you have no idea what you're in for and therefore  there is no way to plan!  Funny and True.  I am reminded of this daily sometimes hourly as I become more and more the parent to my parent. No time now to plan, have to improvise. Had I known or imagined this might...

In 2015 Dana Larsen wrote a Senior Living Blog titled What is the Sandwich Generation? Family members, predominantly female family members, have provided the majority of care to their aging loved ones. Today, there is a generation of middle-aged adults, known as the Sandwich Generation, who are caught between the demands of child rearing in addition to providing care to their aging parents." There are several reasons why this is happening : primarily, people are living longer and having children later. However there is another variable that creates a different and more complex sandwich.   There is large new part of...