6 Coping Strategies For the Extra-Stressed Sandwich Generation
While the nation discusses what will become of the children this fall, others wonder what will become of their grandparents.…
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Dear Aging Parents, Please Don’t Keep Things From Us
In a single day recently, I found out my dad had been admitted to the hospital and my mom had…
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The Father I Knew is Already Gone, But I’m Not Ready to Say Goodbye
My father is gone, but he hasn't died. His situation is purgatory—what many families experience when someone they love suffers…
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Even Though My Mom Can’t Remember Me, She Knows Me
When I tell someone my mom has Alzheimer’s, the first thing they usually ask is, “Does she know who you…
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I’ll Hold My Mother’s Hands as Long as I Can
These are the hands that held me as I took my first breaths. The hands that fed me and changed…
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Please Don’t Leave Me Yet, Mom
The sound of my phone startled me as I started down a dirt path in search of momentary solitude. I…
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My Parents Are Aging and I Worry
I woke suddenly in the wee hours of the morning, unsure if it was the pounding thunder that had startled…
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I’m in the Sandwich Generation—and I’m Exhausted
"Maybe you can do it after soccer season?" I actually said these words out loud. To my mom. About her…
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Cherishing Our Bonus Time As My Mother Fades Away
When we were kids, it was that magical time after dinner when the fireflies were just beginning to dance and…
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Please Live Forever, Mom. And Also Swedish Death Clean.
Moms of the world, You are loved. We cannot imagine a day when we won't have you on the other…
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