Nov 27, 2023 | By Anne Tumlinson, Uncategorized
On Christmas day, 2021, I took my parents’ dog for a walk by myself. My Dad’s nausea was bad that day and my mom’s grief was worse. My own children and husband were 800 miles away. All around me happy families seemed to be strolling along, multiple generations...
May 21, 2023 | End-of-Life, Uncategorized, Your Parent's Hospitalization
Three years ago, my father and I rode horses together for miles and miles of trails at a Florida state park. Two weeks after that, the world shut down and two years later, he died. His dying was my first very close-up experience with serious illness and death. If...
Apr 27, 2023 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Resources, Uncategorized
Other than death of a loved one, few things are more disorienting than making the shift from being cared for by your parents to caring for them. This transition is made even more challenging because it usually comes as such a surprise. And it’s not just the...
Apr 3, 2023 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Uncategorized
Remember when your first friends entered parenthood and you thought they seemed so boring and self-absorbed. And, then… you had a baby and you got it? Well, that’s happening again. Only this time, it’s because some of us have started taking care of our aging...
Mar 11, 2023 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Uncategorized
We asked daughterhood readers recently about the most stressful part of caregiving. Many responded that their biggest struggle is conflict with their parents. When their mother or father disagrees with or ignores safety or health-related directions. Things like not...
Jan 27, 2023 | Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
My friend Quentin Fottrell is the Moneyologist columnist over at MarketWatch. He recently shared with his facebook group a reader question about whether a woman should help her 75-year-old sister with medical-related credit card debt. Two commenters asked, “Why does...
