KRCB Interview with Bruce Robinson
Bruce and I discuss helping your parents accept home help and why I wrote my book. Listen here!
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Bruce and I discuss helping your parents accept home help and why I wrote my book. Listen here!
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Going on vacation? Worried if your parents will manage their medication safely? It’s even common to feel guilty about leaving! This radio interview excerpt reinforces the importance of getting away and how to do so with parents relying on you to manage their medication. We talk about using a medication system such as a pill box or
Hard to take vacation when parents need medication monitoring? Read More »
It’s a question clients are embarrassed to ask, but the worry is so common. Recently, after leading a productive meeting with the caregiving support team for a client with advanced dementia, I was glad a family member was brave enough to ask me what she was really thinking. “I don’t mean to sound morbid, but
What if the money runs out before mom dies? Read More »
Hey, a century ago people didn’t try to look younger. Are you kidding me? They didn’t live long enough to look old! Life expectancy at the time was only 46 years old for men, 48 for women. In 2015, U.S. life expectancy is about 76 (men), 80 (women). But rather than bask in the glow of aging,
Yes! A wrinkle on my face! Read More »
I don’t know about you, but for me, being in the emergency department with a loved one can be like entering the Twilight Zone. You enter the florescent light waiting room and are there for hours “in chairs,” then you’re uncomfortably hanging by the side of the gurney keeping your loved one company, trying to
Getting you and mom through the next ER visit Read More »
I’m back after my hiatus… …offering an easier to use website, with 5 years of radio podcasts now ORGANIZED into CATEGORIES. That’s the good news. Yay for me and yay for you! ¬ Need advice on housing for your parents or free placement help? ¬ Are you sifting through years of stuff in their house?
Enjoy this celebration of the 250th Show of Call Kira About Aging! Kira had a great time with fun guests as she wrapped up almost 5 years on the air.
Celebration – October 26, 2013! Read More »
Myrtle Heery, Ph.D. Myrtle Heery, Ph.D., and author of Awakening to Aging Dr. Heery will share some of the stories from the book Awakening to Aging. We need more true-blue info of the good aging can bring and I bet she’ll inspire you! www.human-studies.com
Noreen McKeon and Dan DeGennaro Noreen McKeon, Program Manager of Coming of Age:Bay Area and Dan DeGennaro, Graduate of Explore Your Future Program. Program helps people 50+ create a vision for creating a future that’s satisfying and rewarding.www.ComingofAge.org/BayArea
Explore Your Future! Read More »
Donna Freedman Donna is a full-time freelancer based in Anchorage, Alaska. Her day job is writing for MSN Money’s Smart Spending website. Read her blog: Surviving and Thriving – Life is short. But it’s also wide. DonnaFreedman.com
Are you your parent’s ATM? Read More »