Three elders who helped complete the puzzle of my life
I am so thankful for the many elders who added to my life.
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Elderhood
How to Celebrate When a Disaster is Possible
When dementia makes the outcome of celebrations unsure, how do you cope?
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Six Reasons To Say “No” To A Hospital Visit
“We can’t deal with this problem here. She needs to go to hospital.” They are all looking at you. The doctor, the nurses, the care staff, your family. As your mother’s care partner and power of attorney, the next decision is yours. Maybe she has pneumonia which isn’t responding to the antibiotics she’s been given,
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Are We Getting Elderhood Wrong? How To Turn It Around
I want to be an elder with a cape. You know the ones I mean? The man in his 90s who completed a marathon. The woman in her 80s with the hot, incredible body who moves with grace on the balance beam. She’s more flexible than I was at, well, ever. The nurse who works
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Why Purpose has a Colossal Role in Your Elder’s Comfort
He looked a little embarrassed as he plopped it on my porch. My friend remembered I mentioned wanting this, and when she saw one abandoned on the side of the road, she asked her husband to stop and pick it up. When they delivered it to my door and I saw it, he wasn’t expecting
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How A Delightful Sense of Humour Can Be the Caregiver’s Secret Weapon
Nora wiggled her small frame in her chair, obviously anxious about something. Her straight, white hair framed her face, set in a permanent look of dissatisfaction. Although blind, I got the feeling that her look came from years of feeling that we could all do better, not her blindness. The piano tuner was making his
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I was featured as a guest blogger!
Ann Peachman Stewart’s writing passion sparked by caring for the elderly SEPTEMBER 1, 2020JUBILEEWRITER Today I welcome writer Ann Peachman Stewart. She used her passion for the elderly and their families to find her writing niche. Welcome, Ann. let’s start out with a bit about your writing journey. In 2007, my world turned upside down. Although
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Have We Got Ageing Wrong?
She’s poised on the high bar, her toes pointed, She moves her body gracefully and slowly unfolds to stand on the narrow piece of wood. Walking its length, she bends, grabs the bar and swings her body to the ground. Her white hair glistens as she lands. Wait, what? That’s right, this gymnast is 82
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When I Grow Up…
Today, I had to write an end-of-life notice for someone who is dear to me. I struggled, deleted, started over and re-wrote. This notice is an email we send when a resident has been declared end-of-life by their doctor. The purpose is to let people know, so they can visit and say good-bye. We tell
What Does Respect Mean, Anyway?
Maybe it’s rare these days, but I grew up with “respect your elders.” I called everyone “Mrs. Smyth” and “Mrs. Ruse,” and even when I grew up and these ladies invited me to use their first names, I couldn’t. My mother, who passed away in my mid- twenties, seemed to sit on my shoulder and
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