Just got back from visiting with my Mom. I now find my concerns about my Mom’s situation moving from the “let’s hold and observe” category to the “it is time to start researching things” category. It’s a fine line to walk – whether or not to start raising red flags or focus more closely on [...]
I live about six hours from my mother. I have four brothers and sisters who live closer. A sister who lives 30 minutes away and two brothers and another sister who each live about 90 minutes away. I started wondering how we could combine our efforts to help my mother before the time comes when [...]
As I mentioned in my previous blog, my mother seemed to be exhibiting four of the ten warning signs: Changed relationship patterns. Started to have physical problems. Stopped participating in activities that were once important to her. Changed eating habits. Change in relationship status I’m not sure if the changed relationship patterns is a function [...]
When I first got involved with my mother’s care, it was because I wanted to help her get organized and reduce the stress that comes with worrying about whether her affairs were in order. She was concerned that my brothers and sisters and I would have a mess to deal with and clear up. Based [...]