Throughout most my life I have been a caregiver in some form or another. I understand how the systems work well, and how they don’t. I have had many moments of laughter but more in tears. I want to make senior caregiving better for my generation…so my daughter will have an easier time than I. I want to open up the “treasure box” of aging and as deserved, make ones elder years meaningful and filled with dignity.
Throughout most my life I have been a caregiver in some form or another. I understand how the systems work well, and how they don’t. I have had many moments of laughter but more in tears. I want to make senior caregiving better for my generation…so my daughter will have an easier time than I. I want to open up the “treasure box” of aging and as deserved, make ones elder years meaningful and filled with dignity.
Helping one’s family members or parent(s) direct their lives after they have had such independence most of their life is a unique and difficult challenge for both baby boomers as well as their senior relatives.
There are no easy answers to senior caregiving, no quick fix…but there are lots of senior options and resources available to help you, help your family members or parent(s). I am going to be your number one senior caregiving authority. Together we will combat the issues that plague us with our seniors today. So that one day our children’s generation will have the guidebook in place they will need to assist us as we age.
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Great Endeavor
I fall right in the middle of it – a baby-boomer who is a care-giver for a parent. I find that if you are not doing it and/or have not done it, you really can’t understand the magnitude of it. It is time-consuming, it can be expensive, and it pulls at your heart-strings. What was so frustrating is that you don’t know where to start or who to turn to for help.
– Jackie W.
What is that?
Father and son are sitting on a bench. Suddenly a sparrow lands across them.