As promised, I’m here today to serve the action-oriented folks amongst you with practical strategies to survive the summer season with aging parents and/or other relatives. Last time, we focused a lot on the underlying feelings that get triggered when you spend more days or even hours together. Make that too much for many of you!Read More
Ironically but totally in keeping with today’s theme, I received a desperate outreach last week begging for insight on how to navigate Un-cope-able Medical Systems. Good luck!
The family doctor is not supporting a diagnosisRead More
Allow me to start with a quote from leadership expert, John C. Maxwell: “The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up.”
Provocative, eh? How many people would look upon their greatest day in this fashion? I know I didn’t when a corporate facilitator suggested the same notion almost 20 years ago. Yes to a wedding or birth or other happy occasion. Not so much for developing true personal accountability, right? Prepare to be challenged.Read More
So, are you ready to venture into the next letter of the COMPLETE SUPPORT Manifesto of Caregiver Rights to denote the treatment you deserve? It’s ‘O’ for Openness. Believe me, that question was never more relevant than this week.
Alone, three friends had dealings with doctors and hospitals whereby two are about to enter the ultra-complex labyrinth called Canada’s Healthcare Model. Did I just say that out loud? Yes. I shall be tracking their experiences with hawk-like vigilance to witness how much Openness they encounter from professionals supposedly there to strengthen them.Read More
Now that Mother’s Day is behind us and Victoria Day weekend has been celebrated in Canada while Memorial Day is being honored in the U.S., let me return to the manifesto of COMPLETE SUPPORT I propose for weary caregivers worldwide. No, make that demand.Read More
When we were last in this space, I began to set forth the likes of a Manifesto to bolster beleaguered Sandwich Generation caregivers everywhere. My purpose remains to call out those who claim to serve aging populations (in healthcare, legal, insurance, financial, automobile, real estate and funeral realms) butRead More
Remember the Baby Boomer couple with three simultaneous difficult aging parent situations? If the second father were still alive, they’d probably be dealing with him, too.
Well, there’s more! What did I tell you? It’s always something when you’re running the ceaseless eldercare marathon.Read More
So, there we were – a group of friends joyfully gathered to celebrate birthdays across a leisurely summer’s afternoon and evening. It was a picture-perfect day. The balmy air was glorious on the skin. A welcome old-tree canopy offered cooling breezes in contrast to the sun’s brilliance.
Everyone was laughing and carrying on until one of us received…The Parental Call…Read More
There I was at my local Post Office.
I wasn’t even representing my mother or father; both have passed away. Rather, I was striving to perform a simple Change of Address update on my own behalf. Though successful, I remain incredulous over what it took to accomplish a SINGLE short and easy procedure.Read More
Could you relate at all to my last post on the horrific eldercare hospital crisis? I’m certain more than one of you could.
Can you stomach another medical example? They’re truly rich and ripe for the picking.
Then, allow me to recount this story about how a carefully-orchestrated procedure unravelled. Remember, we’re still in the series about not deluding yourself that your trials have ended once aging folks are located in a facility of some sort.Read More
