caregiving

Most of you know that I’ve been helping to take care of my mom since her stroke 30 months ago. Those first few months were nothing short of horrendous. I didn’t know the stress I was under nor did I know the signs of caregiver burnout. According to AARP, as many as 41 million of us are caring for our adult family members. It’s not a role I ever planned for so I was completely …

Death is birth in reverse. That’s what the hospice nurse kept telling me every time I questioned a new behavior of my mom. Every time I found myself in the baby aisle at Target buying diapers, sippy cups, and picture books, I realized just how right she was when I was a caregiver for my elderly mother. Caring for an elderly parent is hard, especially if you’re planning on taking care of elderly parents at …

It’s taken me a long time to write this post. I generally write about happy things – mainly my happy places. But writing is therapy for me. So as difficult as this is, my mother’s story needs to be told. So many people are looking for help with aging parents and I was quite suddenly, thrown into this mix. Often, when I’m writing a blog post, I talk into a recorder and tell a story …