‘The Agony of Putting Your Life On Hold to Care for Your Parents’ is the title of a NYTimes article I recently came across. It is painfully accurate.
As I actively scan through different media looking for information to gather and share, I am struck both by the volume of people calling for help and the dearth of coordinated resources and support systems, especially in French. In consequence, when I shot my third podcast yesterday, I did it twice… in both French and in English. I am looking forward to rolling them out in the next month or so. In the meantime, some may find this podcast useful.
I recently renewed my mortgage and was discouraged to see that at the current rate, I would only be debt-free at 71! I actually paid off my mortgage about 15 years ago, but then used a home equity LOC to do some major renovations and put an extension on my house. Lines of credit have
I woke up this morning wondering about people who have hit the 100 year milestone and considered whether I would want that for myself. What blue zone elders seem to have in common are naturally integrated healthy lifestyles They move constantly as part of daily habit through walks, gardening, visits, housework, cooking etc. They have
Finding it hard to manage it all as a professional doubling as a parental caregiver? It can take years for an ailing parent to decide to leave a no-longer-appropriate living situation, and family members struggle to keep up with more and more of their needs. Monthly meetings with the experienced folks at SeniorCareAccess allow Lifestyle
