December 2011

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This is the year to celebrate the one you love!

Caregiving Resolution: This Year We Celebrate!

Here’s a powerful mind trick:  pretend you are sitting at the funeral of the elderly person you love.  Now that they are gone, what are you treasuring about them?  What is lost now that they are gone? What do you wish you had done or said?  Now:  snap your fingers and you have a second [...]

Tired of the same old conversation with Mom or Dad?

How Not to Have the Same Old Conversation with your Elderly Parents

It’s that time of year – time to visit the elderly parents! You’re glad you’re going because, you know, you love them and all and they may not be around forever.  But are you already getting antsy thinking about sitting around in that dusty house having the same conversation you’ve had for twenty years? Time [...]