In Eldercare (and Life), Don’t Be Surprised by Suffering

In Eldercare (and Life), Don’t Be Surprised by Suffering

Like many of my friends, I’m at that point in life where things keep happening. Parents are sick. Kids are struggling to become adults. Jobs are lost and sought. Hormones shift and we vacillate between moods. Our outrage against social injustice rises and falls with...
I Moved Back Home to Take Care Of My Mom When She Developed Dementia

I Moved Back Home to Take Care Of My Mom When She Developed Dementia

Mom was diagnosed with FTD dementia 6 months earlier and my siblings and I thought it’d be best for me to end my 10-year hiatus in San Diego and move in with her until we could figure out what to do. Within a couple months I was able to land my dream job – Senior...
5 assisted living myths

5 assisted living myths

How many of you have promised that you’d never abandon your parents to die in a home? You can imagine the sadness…and the smell, right? But that’s not what I experienced when I visited my grandmother. I’d say hello to the folks at the front...