We Survived:

caregiving

  • When do you just say F&ck It?

    I had agreed to meet my grandmother early for Tuesday-night dinner. She expected a crowd of people to line up and wanted to make sure we got a good table. The food at the retirement community was usually underwhelming, and… Continue reading

  • The Mystery of the Blue & White Dog Lamp

    This was not an email I had on my bingo card for this year! Never did I think that the decision to move my grandmother from her independent apartment to assisted living would become gossip – a conspiracy theory –… Continue reading

  • . . . And Burner Phones

    Caregiving is hard. It is emotional. It is physically a lot of work. It is mentally exhausting. And caregivers need support. Desperately. I will NEVER tell any caregiver not to take all of the help. I will never discourage anyone… Continue reading

  • Remote Controls

    How did I not see it? The entire day was a flashing light or a big, waiving red flag telling me that something was wrong. But, at the time, I was happily oblivious and the call from the senior living… Continue reading

  • Duck

    I really thought that having dinner with my grandmother and her friends once a week in the dining room at her retirement home was going to be enough. My theory was partially correct, but also almost completely wrong. Weekly dinners… Continue reading

  • Sandwich or Half-Eaten Burrito?

    The term “Sandwich Generation” was coined in the early 1980s to refer to younger parents (in their 30s and 40s) who take care of not only their children, but also an aging parent.  Miller, D. (1981). “The ‘Sandwich’ Generation: Adult… Continue reading